Quote Originally Posted by fted View Post
A vote for No is a vote for the status quo, where we have people living in third world conditions in a supposedly first world country.

Yep, lots of committees have tried and failed, at least if it's in the constitution it can't be ignored or just dropped by subsequent governments.

Seems we aren't happy to give aboriginal people a voice that would be public and open to scrutiny, but don't seem too bothered that big business do the same thing, via their lobbyists, but all in secret behind closed doors.
Respect your opinion. Just discussing your point

Don't we have more than 11, yes ELEVEN, sitting established indigenous members of Federal Parliament, which is an overrepresentation of indigenous numbers in Australia? They have daily access to the floor of Parliament in Canberra. That isn't a Voice of some type?

I can promise you I don't have a direct access to the floor of Parliament like that

I fail to see how it can be said the Indigenous don't have a voice. Can you quote how many indigenous lobby groups in Canberra are already directly interacting with Fed Government policy makers, in a formal capacity

I can Google the exact number if you need