The Voice was the world’s first referendum on identity politics. And the result has proved that dividing people by race in the name of social justice is a minority obsession.

They should be assured not by treaties but by legislation.
Banjo Paterson,
I'd be inclined to say 'They should be assured by Rights & allowed common responsibilities'.
Legislation is invariably fraught with fraud as is treaty !
Opportunists on all sides exploit legislation & I don't think even the most ardent activist would deny that. One set of rules for all is the best method at this stage. As the Indigenous everywhere are gradually morphing away from originality so morph all aspects of human life.
It is impossible & utterly unrealistic to think that this process of evolution can somehow be legislated against. Irrespective of people agreeing or opposing that the past can not be undone !

No treaty? Well then, how about a universal bill of irrevocable rights all can live with and share, as a common equality guaranteeing feature!
Alan B.

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Dear Alan B.,

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Excellent suggestion, Alan B.

Everyone has the right to practise his/her own culture, religion and lifestyle in peace and harmony with all others, on an equal basis, and with mutual respect.

Human rights are universal and inalienable, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. They are universal because everyone is born with the same rights, regardless of their location, race, gender, religious, cultural or ethnic background. Inalienable because people’s rights can never be taken away. Indivisible and interdependent because all rights – political, civil, social, cultural and economic – are equal in importance and none can be fully enjoyed without the others. They apply to all equally, and all have the right to participate in decisions that affect their lives.

Australia endorsed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). in 2009. Since then, Australia has committed to taking action to implement the Declaration and promote indigenous people’s enjoyment of rights on an equal basis.

But Australia has not yet :

• taken steps to implement the UNDRIP into law, policy and practice.

• negotiated with indigenous peoples a National Action Plan to implement the UNDRIP

• audited existing laws, policies and practice for compliance with the UNDRIP.

When new legislation is introduced to federal Parliament, it must have a statement of compatibility with human rights – defined as the rights in the 7 instruments that Australia has ratified.

This does not include reference to compliance with the UNDRIP.

Australia has identified the Closing the Gap Strategy as its key policy platform to give effect to the Declaration. To date, this process has been government-led without significant engagement of indigenous communities in setting priorities or in delivery.

Australian Governments have committed to addressing this through the 2019 National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap which involves the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Bodies as partners and decision makers. The government develops a national program to implement UNDRIP and schedules it according to the definition of human rights in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 (Cth).

It's time to implement the UNDRIP.

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Banjo Paterson,
Again, nothing about human responsibilities !

Just saw a Facebook post in which an Australian Indigenous refers to a rather obese white female as a "cheap Guthwarr".
Imagine the outrage if a non-Australian Indigenous made such a statement about an indigenous female ?