Australians divided over ‘Voice to Parliament’ for Indigenous people
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A landmark referendum backed by the government would give Indigenous people constitutional recognition and greater say on legislation and policy affecting them.

A landmark referendum backed by the government would give Indigenous people constitutional recognition and greater say on legislation and policy affecting them.

  •  liv   ( @liv@beehaw.org ) 
    1•1 year ago

    I think the problem though is that in a majority non-Indigenous country those Indigenous Australian parlimentarians are those who were voted in primarily by the majority ethnic groups.

    Indigenous Australians are only a minority of voters for any position where everyone gets to vote. As I understand it, the Voice is supposed to be chosen by Indigenous Australians themselves…