Dear Shadow Minister,

I posted this on another discussion.

It may help towards a better understanding:

History is calling
So we are told
By our current government
That's prepared to be bold

That's prepared to admit
The wrongs of the past
To ensure that those wrongs
Don't continue to last

A new start is something
They now want to be made
So our Indigenous folk
Don't continue to fade

They're having a vote
For a voice to be heard
Directly by government
One that doesn't get blurred

We need to give
Our First People a chance
To advise the government
How they can advance

It's up to us all
To do what's right
And ensure that we fix
Our historical blight

Let's not continue
To make them plead
And allow their communities
To thrive and not bleed.

Dear Foxy,

Thank you.

Sums up a simple ask beautifully.

Well Foxy has revealed the hidden agenda, with the lines.
That's prepared to admit
The wrongs of the past
To ensure that those wrongs
Don't continue to last.

Well, the aboriginals hold that the land was stolen from them, and their ancestors murdered. These are the wrongs they want repatriated, and the lands, waterways, resources, and beaches returned to their self determination and control.

Dear Steele,

Thank You for understanding.

At the moment the racists and bigots of the radical right have the upper hand with a free rein to spread lies and miss-truths about what is contained in the referendum question. The scare campaign by the extreme has thus far been very effective in convincing many moderates to vote 'No'. Unless there is seismic shift in the debate and subsequent public opinion, the extremist on the right, with their hate campaign will win out, and the World will judge Australia as a land of white rednecks unwilling to make any kind of concession to the countries indigenous blacks. We will be seen as another 1960's "White South Africa" or the "New Alabama" of the Pacific. AND, Australia wants to curry favour with the island nations in the region, China will have a field day.

I wouldn't say the scare campaign for a no vote is effective.
I'd say that the Yes campaign is unconvincing.