From 1883 Australia’s Indigenous nations were introduced to profitable colonial business traditions. These were based on the exploitation of free resources, including labour and lands for primary production. They evolved into the most powerful profit generators in history.
We must expect some corporations to be doing their utmost to sabotage the efficacy of the Voice, since it will allow Indigenous light to shine on new malpractices. Their ability to reverse any future legal obstacles to maximum profits must be retained above all else.
The irrational negativity emanating from coalition ‘naysayers’ suggests some feel severely pressurised.
Many ancestral nations were destroyed, losing language and culture. Those who remain on their lands, or wish to return, may not be equipped to negotiate a fair deal with corporate profiteers. Their knowhow and focus on environmental repair may not suit the exploiters.
Indigenous sharing of learned experiences strengthens their case in national Voice presentations to Canberra. The whole nation benefits.
As corporate rulers become nervous that their whispered voices in coalition ears are ineffective, they will seek suitable Labor ears.
There are ample instances in our history where governments have acted against the wishes of 80 per cent or more of us. Clearly ‘democratic capitalism’ is a misnomer. We are at risk of unfulfilled wishes for an Indigenous fair go, through corporate kidnapping of our politicians.
Don’t expect the mass media to expose manipulative links to coalition targets. Their incomes depend on those corporate forces.Could there possibly be any manipulation of some politicians?
This illustrates we don’t have a free press. A ‘village square’ with easy access for the masses, where truth and debate can thrive, is missing. Luckily there are various online platforms outside the control of corporate giants and governments, where innovative concepts are explored.
These debates would be enhanced if some investigative reporters, of all hues, dared to join in.
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. 
