Just a small thought before I say - Good-Night.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are
the First People but today they are less than 3%
of the Australian population in Australia's system
of Democracy.

This makes it hard to have their voice heard.

It also makes it hard to influence laws that are made
about and for them in Parliament.

They've been asking for a voice - they were excluded
from our nation's founding document. And the Constitution
could be changed to allow and make sure that Parliament
hears Indigenous voices when it makes new laws about
them. This could help our Parliament make better and more
effective laws for our Indigenous people. It is vital
that they have a real say in the laws, policies and
programs that affect their rights.

Take care.
Stay safe.

because the one's being discriminated against are black.
Foxy,
What do you think the percentage is for those who deliberately bring discrimination upon themselves ? I have witnessed such insidious behaviour more than just a few times when people manipulate a situation whereby they instigate confrontation & once the desired effect is in place they exploit the perception that they're the victim !
Hypocrisy is bad enough but it is even more dreadful when it is used by Leftists to inflame racial hatred to fuel their ambush on harmony under the guise of Democracy !

I don’t understand why anyone thinks reconciliation isn’t working already. At the last census it was shown that over 70% of people who identify as indigenous have non indigenous partners. I would have thought that marriage was the ultimate in reconciliation between races.
Foxy, you keep forgetting what I have told you many times. Aboriginal people already have a lot of control over their future. They have their own health services managed by elected councils of aboriginal people. Their own legal service managed by elected aboriginal councils. An aboriginal education service that advises the education department. All remote communities are managed by elected aboriginal councils. The northern part of Australia is mostly aboriginal land and people are free to live there in whatever manner they choose apart from illegal activities.
As for inequalities, I’m still waiting for anyone to enlighten me as to anything, any service or facility or benefit that aboriginal people don’t receive that white people do. Rather the reverse is true, I could provide a long list of benefits and services aboriginal people receive that whites don’t.

Big Nana,
it's good to see there are people who know because they see rather than those who are ignorant & only dream !

Big Nana,

From what you said above I can see you would be against having a formal treaty between the Commonwealth and the Aboriginal Land Councils?

Could you please explain why you are against this?

Mr Opinion, you obviously are unaware of the bitter disputes between tribal groups and the Land Councils. Many tribal groups wish to split from the a Land Councils and manage their own land.
But that brings another problem because within tribal groups is bitter dispute over who is actually a “ real” member and between neighbouring tribes is dispute about where the actual boundaries of their land is.
So you see, it’s a very complex issue that would not be solved by any treaty.
And the definition of treaty is an agreement between nations, but aboriginal people had no nations, they had tribes. And what more would they get from a treaty that they don’t have now? Billions of dollars have been spent to their benefit, they own 30% of the Australian landmass, schools, medical facilities, housing have all been built on their land by tax payers, and they have even more legal rights than non aboriginal people.
A treaty would have to be drawn up for every single tribal group because they were all distinctly separate.
And if a treaty was drawn up between each and every tribe, declaring them nations, then they wouldn’t be entitled to all the extra benefits they get now because they are citizens of another nation.
So, what would be gained?