There is not enough detail in what we are voting for, if it is merely a listening fest, no money involved, then why is not the Government listening to the proposers of the voice and indigenous members in parliament on their concerns already without a National Vote. If the proposers of the Voice can talk to Government already, why involve a Constitutional change?

Do those proposing the Voice represent remote communities and their needs or are they disgruntled city dwelling elites?

Those living in remote communities cannot expect health, education, and employment opportunities like those living in towns and cities. We cannot merely be a welfare State to support isolation living.

I have met the Price family and Jacinta knows the only hope for the indigenous isolated camps is to remove children from the camp and bring them into the town for care and education.

What will the authoirites be able to 'listen" to with the Voice, that they can't listen to now ?
All sounds like just another funding grab for hangers-on !

SR,

So will these unelected representatives provide their council for free or will they expect government salaries, travel allowances, perks etc?

What do you like about the voice? It's the gravy!!

The federal government could do what the SA government is going to do, and what I believe the Victorian government has already done, and just enact the legislation.

That would give us another ballsup like ATSIC was, able to be rescinded by a future government. A costly error, but one that could be cleaned up by a non-Socialist government.

It is the threat to enshrine it in the Constitution that is the real problem. That will give very dangerous powers to activist judges in the High Court to take everything out of the hands of of elected representatives.

All Albanese is interested in his making a big gesture; and in doing so, he will be wrecking the way Australia is governed now, and there will be no going back.

And, it won't be just the much maligned opponents of the Voice who will suffer the consequences. The ovine Left will regret it too.

Attorney General Dreyfuss has told the ABC that the Uluru Statement called for STARTING with the Voice. But there are OTHER ELEMENTS that COME NEXT, including a TREATY and TRUTH TELLING.

TRUTH TELLING
ttbn,
That'd be a good thing & definitely an improvement on truth inventing/concealing !