Australia Rejects Voice Referendum

abc.net.au

5 pointsrakkhi10 comments

Very proud of my fellow Australian's. Don't chose the easy option, reject a constitutional change that won't materially improve the lives of the first people while adding race to the constitution.

Can you or some other Australian clarify what this is exactly about?

Corruption and politics. Nothing of real value. Add some advisors somewhere chosen by some people.

There aren't actual powers granted.

Basically it was a constitutional amendment to enshrine an advisory body comprising of the First People (like native Americans) to advise parliament

> Basically it was a...

It's a lot of words that amount to nothing. Advise i.e. don't have to listen to. So point is? If the government wants to ask experts it can already and regardless of if they are First People. It didn't require anything special.

I'm not against doing something but then do it properly.

The creation of `The Voice' was intended to help `Close the Gap' between indigenous Australians and others, this article provides some details. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/closing-the-gap-repor...

What is your proposal?

Gave a brief explanation below

Is that a proposal?

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