Commentary
Plenty has been said about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament; some of it has been thought provoking, and much of it unfortunately, has just been the regurgitation of past offerings by those wanting to score political points.
We currently have one side saying it’s racist if the Voice doesn’t get up and the other side also saying it’s racist if it does get up.
A better analysis is required. In this article, I discuss what I feel is the most important aspect of the Voice—how will it help Aboriginal people in practical ways?
Encouragingly, proponents of the Voice have advised us that it will help Aboriginal Australians in practical ways. For example, the Reconciliation Australia webpage states: “The establishment of an Indigenous voice to parliament would help address key problems outlined in a 10-year review of the Closing the Gap strategy.”…