"Vice" you say...what a farce ! As an indigenous person, in 2010 working in the mining town of Gove - (or 'Nhulunbuy' for those latte quaffing tossers in Edgecliff, Subiaco and Torah wanting me to be more correct), I observed personally, the taxi drivers soliciting sex from underage girls (and occasionally boys) as payment for their fares back to their nearby communities. I reported this to the relevant authorities, only to be advised "...not to pursue the issue ..." Indeed I did pursue the issue - to the point of going in person to ABC Darwin who similarly let me know in no uncertain terms, that the situation I observed was a political hot potato. More "bread and circuses" from the Marxist-Leninist led ALP and its sycophants. Your so called squawking voice will do nothing to empower those 8, 9 & 10 yr olds I observed being driven away to be later abused. I wonder how many more children could have been and were actually abused for the fact political expediencies were forefront in the minds of those academics in 'FIRE' at Charles Darwin University, the ABC, local elders and NT politicians ?

The Global Peace Index has released its list of the world's safest countries.

Australia doesn't make the top 10. It comes in at 22nd. That's before Albanese decided to divide the country with the Voice. Who knows where we will rank in future with the place now firmly divided and nasty no matter whether it's Yes or No on 14th. October.

The UK is 37th. on the list, and the U.S 131st.

Indyvidual,

You ask what have I learned?

An amazing amount of stuff - too large to list all
of it here. Suffice to say that it's been a journey of
discovery that I would not have made had all these issues
not been raised out in public. They forced me to do
research, delve into the subject matter, go through
archival records, oral histories, lots of books, material
in national libraries, and museums, and the list goes on.

I learned a great deal about the history of our country,
and not just from one perspective. That has made it
all worthwhile.

It's always worthwhile when we learn and grow. And try to keep
open minds about issues.

Albie, I saw the same things in The Alice when I was there, taxi drivers coming with a carton of Grog for sex with the young girls. The aboriginal elders of the community agreed with this so no complaint could be raised.

However, every night there was violence in the community as they were drunk and took to each other with axes and metal poles. If a girl refused, she was beaten up. The mission I was involved in was beside the community and a young man from the mission constantly stepped in to bring calm. That was before 1967.

With their desire to live in the bush and practice their isolated culture nothing will change. They know nothing of boundaries and self discipline while they remain outside Western Culture. The Voice assumes they will always be disadvantaged and permanently needing special attention. A constitutional amendment will make them victims forever, this is what the Marxist want to divide our country.

Josephus,

I grew up in the Western suburbs of Sydney. I lived in
a white-Anglo neighbourhood. We had neighbours who used
to beat their wives, play the pokies, come home drunk
and lock their kids in sheds in their backyards overnight
whose screams echoed until morning.

As for sexual abuse? There was plenty of that around as well.
As a matter of fact many of the daughters got pregnant
and left home.

But what does any of this have to do with the Voice referendum?
We can try to match each other with various stories and
experiences - so what. All that is now being asked of us is
to give our First Nations people a seat at the table - so
that they can advice government prior to making laws and
policies for them - as to what will work in their communities.
This is not about money - or taking anything away from the
rest of Australia - ir trying to divide any of us.

Our world won't change - but we just may make it better for
our Indigenous people.

Surely you should be able to see that?

Josephus,

If Black problems in this country keep on trying to
be solved by white people in positions of power -
then nothing will change. This has been done in
the past for decades. It has not worked. So why
on earth not give them a Voice and try something
new?