In my post-youth years, before I jiggered my shoulders, a great delight was beach fishing at sunup to bring home a feed of whiting for breakfast. If I wanted to know which way the fish were running, I’d ask an old bloke with a beanie and white bucket. I would not just give up and go home, nor would I ask the kids with the boogie boards. They might know the surf but not the fish.
The same goes for the coming referendum. Unless we had a pretty good schooling, many of us would not know what the Constitution is and how that affects our lives. Up until 1967, the Constitution treated Aboriginal people differently in some respects. That has changed. And the African nations supported Sydney’s bid for the Olympic Games because of the support for that referendum.
The coming referendum asks for an addition to the Constitution, not a change. The addition will ensure that consultation happens when a new law may have some effect on Indigenous heritage. Any decision that is made will be driven by what is the best outcome for us all, not just what some very angry and well-funded individual wants.
It is important that we feel okay about the addition, we don’t want more division in our society. Nothing wrong with not knowing, but it is a sign of a ‘slack arse’ who is not prepared to find out. Maybe ask one of those people wearing a ‘Yes’ badge.
I used to enjoy those grilled whiting!
If you venerate the 1967 referendum because Aboriginals were treated different before it, why would you promote the 2023 referendum that is design to have Aboriginals be treated differently?
Because both are positive changes designed to rectify historical failures & create improvements to the health, wellbeing & futures of the most impoverished & neglected in the country, that only became that way through two centuries of neglect & inherently paternalistic & racist government policies.
I have no particular care for Aboriginals, but the idea of putting power seeking, money seeking activists in charge of them makes even the likes of me cringe.
So, from this camouflaged tale, John appears to be a “Yes” voting ex-fisho ?
It does have that fishing tale vibe to it.
The whole thing is very fishy, who in their right mind would vote for something before knowing any pertinent information about what you are voting on. Come on Aussies, surely you are not that stupid.
No Greg, we’re definitely not that stupid to be side-tracked by these weak, deflective duplicitous attempts at derailing a genuine attempt at reconciling with First Nations Australians, you can bet on it.
KEITH, mate, you guys can’t even reconcile with us, and we are the same clan.
Mr Steinberg, I seriously doubt whether “we” could ever be in “the same clan”, sorry “mate”.
The Albo way is not the correct way. Who would trust this imbecile?. Not many senior educated Aboriginals do.
Who do you have in mind Greg?