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The Voice referendum official Yes/No pamphlets (www.aec.gov.au)
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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm having some serious problem with how this is worded:

the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;

Since the First Peoples already have representation as a part of their Australian citizenship, the way this is worded presumably gives them extra representation compare to a non-indigenous citizen. If this “representations” is purely advisory, then I don’t have a problem. Having it explicitly written into the constitution is a huge can of worm I’m not sure if I’m willing to touch.

before anyone starts, I'm a first-gen immigrant with no skin in this game, and I haven't read any arguement from either sides outside of this post.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

making representations and being represented are two different things. To make a representation is to express your opinion: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/make-representations-a-representation-to