Commentary
The federal Labor government’s proposal to enshrine an “Indigenous Voice to Parliament” in the Constitution is the wrong way to recognise Aboriginal people or help those in need.
It is simply not true that Indigenous communities are not heard in the public arena.
What started with a trickle of Aboriginal voices, with the election in 1971 of Neville Bonner from Queensland to the Senate on behalf of the Liberal Party, has now steadily grown to 11 members of Aboriginal heritage in the 2022 Commonwealth Parliament.
Each member has a voice backed by voters via proper democratic processes, making them a legitimate representation of their electorate and people….