The Voice Referendum is about "the recognition and representation of indigenous Australians"

That's a misstatement of fact. In 1967 Australians changed the Constitution to recognise Aboriginals and entitle them to representation in Parliament. Today they have 11 MPs in Parliament.

Intifada Chowdhury (Questions to ask ahead of the vote, CT 30/9/23, p.27) says the Voice referendum is about “the recognition and representation of indigenous Australians”.

That’s a misstatement of fact. On 27 May 1967, over 55 years ago, Australians voted to change the Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, entitling them to vote and have representation in Parliament. Today they have 11 federal MPs which is well above the per capita representation of other Australians.

Aboriginals’ interests are already represented by a federal minister and department. No other ethnic group has a Federal department exclusively serving their interests.

Aboriginals are also represented by 400 taxpayer funded Aboriginal Groups and are also served by 32,278 Aboriginal Corporations; 243 Native Title Bodies; 48 Land Councils; 35 Regional Councils; 122+ Aboriginal Agencies; Advisory Boards; 145 Health organisations; and 12 Culturally important Indigenous days.

Australian taxpayers already pay about A$43.5 Billion annually to subsidise the lives and welfare of the 984,000 individuals claiming some percentage of aboriginal DNA.  

The Voice referendum itself demonstrates that Aboriginals already have a far greater national “Voice" than any other segment of Australian society.

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