I have largely ignored the Voice campaigns but had just read the first argument put forward against the ‘Yes’ vote on page 13 of the Australian Government referendum booklet. It states: This would be the biggest change to our democracy in Australia’s history. It is a leap into the unknown. The Voice has not been road tested. There are no comparable constitutional body like this anywhere in the world.’
But just yesterday on SBS Dateline the blurb stated: ‘In 1989 Norway created a body to make representations to its government on matters impacting its Indigenous people. Similar bodies now also exist in Finland and Sweden, to represent the Sámi people. Representatives are elected every four years, voted in by Sámi people.’ So, the Voice ‘No’ campaigners are either ignorant or deceitful.
This is a disgraceful failure and act of bad faith on an important national issue mirroring 200 years of duplicity.
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. 
