I see Jacinta Price advocates 'ears' rather than 'voice'.
A very very sensible comment.
But it doesn't go far enough.
Listening must be two way.
Minorities must be prepared to listen to, and accept, a majority view.
For it is the majority which organises our society through democratically elected governing bodies.
The majority is in control.
It is the majority which defines the borders of this country.
It is the majority which defends those borders.
And so it is the majority which keeps us safe.
Never before in its history has Australia had such comprehensive majority management.
In this modern world, where there is so much 'jostling and jockeying' by those who would be king, we need the quiet strength of a majority view to prevail.
So the minority should support the majority, and try not to hinder it with vexatious and irrelevant claims.
And by the way, 'gaps and divisions' in society are mostly caused by those who steadfastly resist compliance with the law.
It really is that simple.

Minorities "must" be prepared to listen? They quite clearly are not, and they will never be satisfied no matter how much the cowardly politicians give in to them. The majority needs to stop voting for the Labor/Liberal cowards so that we can see how many votes they get from the whiners they are pandering to.

Jacinta Price obviously has the foresight to know that the Voice would merely keep lining the pockets of the activists & bureaudroids, nothing more !

Dear Indyvidual,

How is it suppose to do that when it will not be allocating or distributing any funds itself.

And why are you so intent on making these things up when it is pretty clear your motives of 'what's mine is mine' and 'hands off' are at the fore.

You are all rather scared bunch aren't you. It really is going to be alright you know. The sky really isn't going to fall in with a small and over due change to the constitution.

SteeleRedux,
The only reason why people ask for change is because status quo isn't satisfactory. Getting the Voice will not be a change, it'll be status quo turbocharged ! Ms Price can see that !

"Minorities must be prepared to listen to, and accept, a majority view"

I disagree, minorities always have the right to peacefully argue their case for change to those things that affect them. The 'Voice' is an example of a desirable change affecting Aboriginal people. If Aboriginals had continued playing the part of the "compliant native" as they mostly did for the first 70 years following federation, it was a time of dis-empowerment for first Australians, then talk of a 'Voice' would never have arisen, the status quo of Aboriginal subservience to settler law would have remained, much to the joy of those who now oppose change.