Paul1405,
You're always & rather conveniently (for you) leaving out why such attitudes existed. I know that you know the evidence for that but it's just a tad too inconvenient for you !

How are you going to vote in the Voice Referendum?
Foxy,
In theory, I like the idea of a Voice however, past evidence of the kind of characters of activists involved I'm still cold on it to jump in & vote Yes.
I'm in favour of referendums but again, there's that but, people who haven't the slightest clue are being asked to decide on something that can easily be to the detriment for the majority of future generations of Australians rather than benefit.
To put the Voice in place without first sorting out the Tax & Welfare fiasco is wrong both morally & technically.
In my view the Voice is a vote-grabber for Albo & which won't solve whatever indigenous "problems" there are & more likely than not will worsen whatever discrimination there is presently. A problem can't be solved by creating another problem so, a this stage my vote is No !

There's some good news.

Workshops, a new website, and a $5m donation, have fuelled
the launch of the YES campaign for an Indigenous Voice
to Parliament.

We're told that hundreds of advocates met on Kaurna land in
Adelaide to workshop strategies to win the referendum before
the launch on Thursday night.

The YES campaign director Quandamorka man of Minjerribah,
Dean Parkin, said it was time to bring the conversation back
to the people, answer questions, and unite them with a
successful YES vote.

"Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people in Australia's Constitution has been discussed in
political circles very intensely in recent months".

"It's time to bring the conversation to where it belongs and
back to where it started - with the people of Australia".

"We are now starting the work of welcoming people into that
conversation and the millions of discussions that are
going to happen across Australia - from kitchen tables to
sporting clubs and from farmyards to beachfronts, over
the course of 2023, towards landing with a successful YES
vote that will bring the country together".

The PM Antony Albanese has vowed to go ahead with a referendum
by the end of the year, while emphasizing that it's a project
for the Australian people and should not be a partisan issue.
At the start of a national week of action on Saturday , he would:
"reach out to any parliamentarian across the political spectrum".

Because this should not be the subject of a
partisan debate. This should be the moment
where we come together as a nation.

Think wisely before you vote
This country's First People are barely afloat
They're counting on us to give them a chance
To fend for themselves, their lives to enhance

Give them a break that's all we need do
A break's being asked of me and of you
They've earned the right to be equal and free
They've earned the same right just like you and like me

They've earned the same right just like you and like me
Foxy,
Way too many & even way more non-indigenous are still a very long way from 'earning' the rights that can only be gotten through responsibility & care i.e. earned !

indyvidual,

In that case - we need to give me the chance to "earn"
that right as you say and vote YES on a Voice to Parliament.
We can't have it both ways. Blame them for not "earning" and
then deny them toe right to earn it. They're asking for
self-determination. We need to give it to them and then see what
happens. Right?

sorry - The first sentence should read -
We need to give THEM the right to "earn" it.
Sorry for the typo.