I’ve been ruminating and researching on how best to support a ‘Yes’ response on the Voice referendum. I always come back to principles… devoid of details.
To me the overarching principles are:
What do Indigenous folk need to give them hope and a pathway to better lives?
How can Australia as a nation best acknowledge and begin to correct the injustices that flowed from the false assumption of British sovereignty in 1788?
If successive governments have failed to close the gap effectively isn’t it time for a different approach?
Should a Constitution be able to ‘move with the times’, as far as practicable, and leave it to the governments of the day to adapt to changing circumstances?
If you agree with these principles then your choice is obvious.
Frank Lynch, Wilsons Creek
Read Storylines – the Voice, it’s time
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
