Comment on Referendum Results, Congratulations, Comiserations
GombeenSysadmin@feddit.uk 1 year agoIndigenous advisory boards that were legislated for, and were killed by legislation. That’s why it was a referendum this time, so the next politician can’t just kill it.
Oh, and this seems appropriate
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Yet they wouldn’t legislate any real power for it, nor even the size or makeup of the advisory board. Note the proposal didn’t even say that the advisory board had to be made up of or even include an indigenous person.
No one is asking for the “perfect” solution, just not a shitty virtue signalling one that will change nothing.
GombeenSysadmin@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Well you’ve all made sure nothing will change for 20 years, because no politician is going to want to touch it because “the people said no the last time”, so well done there.
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Said no to enshrining an advisory group in the constitution, nothing more.
GombeenSysadmin@feddit.uk 1 year ago
…which the next shower will legislate out of existence again.
Look, maybe they’ll go the Irish route like with the Treaty of Nice, where there was a referendum that was ill defined, it was voted down, so in true Mrs Doyle style they made small amendments and said “you will, you will, you will” and it got through.
I certainly hope so, because regardless of why you voted against it, it’s not a good look internationally.