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"There’s long been a fundamental issue underpinning Australia’s approach to
Indigenous affairs. The state makes laws specifically about Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples without any protected mechanism giving them a
say in the process.
The proposed Voice to Parliament sought to remedy this democratic deficit. Had
the referendum succeeded, it would have established a formal representative
connection between Indigenous peoples and the Commonwealth parliament.
The Voice proposal was a reform to democratic representation. Its failure was a
missed opportunity to renew Australian democracy.
But it was also an explicit choice: to sustain the political subjugation of
Indigenous people by denying them representative channels for making their
voices heard on matters that affect them.
This enduring structural limitation leaves the parliament without any
representative mechanism to consult with, or be accountable to, Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
