VK3AUU, those out there like myself, with an open mind and are well aware of the sentiment and agenda of the greys will understand, even though you are preaching to the converted.
Those who are emotionally challenged with a bias and short sighted view, will not as they refuse to listen to reason.
They see anything that THEY deem a harmful or uncomfortable experience, as a threat, and so they rally against it, completely ignoring the overarching reasons for the situation or decision, whatever it may be.
As for being called a racist, I agree completely.
I am many things and a racist is only one of them; APPARENTLY.
It is not the problem of the accused, but the absolute and complete fault of the accuser, as to who is a racist, if you stop and consider the accusation.
Giving an opinion about someone is acceptable to one group or mind-set, yet is completely abhorrent and un-acceptable to another.
So whether the jelly brains like it or not, PC people and other such morons and mental/emotional deficients and their opinions are irrelevant, as they are lacking many of life's basic abilities in relating to and understanding other people and the bigger picture.
So the question is; do we speak in accordance with what the listener wants, simply because they feel the need to be validated and not risk being offended, thereby expecting the speaker to say things which are not true knowing that if he spoke the truth it will offend the listener.
So the moral of the story is that we must lie, so as not to offend the sensitivities of the jelly brained, mental and emotionally deficient, neutered, gutless wonders of this current generation.

ALTRAV,

You're someone claiming to have an open-mind.

Yet you find it necessary to refer to
people you don't know, but apparently disagree with, - as being:

1) Emotionally challenged with a bias...
2) Short-sighted - refusal to listen to reason.
3) Jelly-brains - PC morons.
4) Mental/emotional deficients.
5) Their opinions - irrelevant.
6) Neutered gutless wonders of the current generation.

And you end up with the accusation that they are "lacking many
of life's basic abilities in relating to and understanding of
other people and the bigger picture".

Sadly, -

Your idea of an open mind indicates that your mind
is not "open" - but well and truly empty.

Foxy. If the constitution was altered so that all references to aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders are abolished, everyone would then be considered equal. People with Aboriginal ancestry and their supporters could still elect representatives in the government as they do now. Locally we could have a Gunaikurnai party. Actually we could have one now. The only difference would be that they would no longer get special treatment because of their ancestry. People who live in remote areas could still get special assistance which would be available to all people. What could be fairer than that. At present, people of mixed race who live in the cities can get special assistance because of their ancestry and that is certainly not fair.
I am quite prepared to listen to reasoned argument based on facts, not on bleeding heart nonsense.

David

'What is being asked is not impossible to do. It's a simple
request for equal rights. And well overdue.'

what nonsense Foxy. Why do regressives always use deceit? It is special rights they are after. Who do think is being fooled by this nonsense. By all means ask for special rights but let the people decide.

David,

That's interesting - Indigenous people in the cities believe that it's the "Bush" people who get all the benefits, like royalties. Maybe nobody does, or nowhere near as much as is assumed ?

Joe

Hi David, runner, and Joe,

Well so far nothing has worked.

Prof. Marcia Langton has a pulse on multiple areas of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life. She's done
the hard yards. She has now be called upon to co-chair
the Voice Co-Design Senior Advisory Group with Professor
Tom Calma. This group that she chairs with Tom Calma is
working with national and regional bodies towards a
blueprint for a Voice to Government and will report to
the minister who she feels will likely be able to take
a workable model to Cabinet.

Before any of us make up our minds against this initiative
why don't we wait and see what the blueprint will be.

In any case as explained earlier - a referendum to change
the Constitution is being considered as a separate matter
but Minister Wyatt has said it won't occur in this term of
government.

Interesting times ahead.