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Yeah there’s nothing in there anywhere about land rights, it was purely about recognition. I have no idea how the issue got conflated by that nonsense, all I know is it’s being peddled by a bunch of racists. You do seem to genuinely care but imo it just makes this all sadder. I do agree Labour did a horrible job with all this but I still see no good reason for anyone to vote no. It’s all written in the information, and no you don’t need to answer every question before hand, it says in the information that parliament gets to decide the functions, composition and procedures. It had absolutely nothing to do with land rights, there was so much disinformation spread about this and I hate everyone who couldn’t just read it and instead trusted whatever some moron on sky news or facebook said.

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bandario@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
It got conflated because there are multiple global examples to where the constitutional change that passed was equally broad and has created a situation where you cannot sneeze in your back garden without first asking a first nations corporation for permission and paying the tithe. I’m not saying that some form of financial reparations should be ruled out, but landing it on the heads of people who purely through accident of birth grow up in a former colony is not going to fly. It ends up in a circular argument every single time. Perhaps the British crown should own their crimes and shoulder the financial burden of making things right? Certainly no questioning the lineage of those responsible there.

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- Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  No, it’s not broad. Please for the love of christ read: In recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia:
  
  there shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice;
  
  the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
  
  the Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.
  
  Nothing anywhere that would have any say in land rights, it’s a completely separate issue.
  
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  - bandario@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    the Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.
    
    It certainly isn’t specific.
    
    Who will this person be, claiming to represent the interest of 200 distinct language groups? What laws will be made?
    
    It’s little wonder it failed. You and I can’t even agree and it seems like we’re ostensibly on the same side of the issue.
    
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    Whirlybird@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    Who will this person be, claiming to represent the interest of 200 distinct language groups? What laws will be made?
    
    The person you’re talking to thinks those details are irrelevant and we should have voted yes in order to find out. For crying out loud, it’s not even in the constitutional amendment that there needs to be an indigenous person on the Voice lol.
    
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    Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It literally says that parliament will decide, not some random individual, the people we elect to make laws. You seem to have some weird idea of how government works. You’re right it doesn’t mention specific term limits but again, these are decided by parliament. I pasted you the constitutional changes and none of it is unreasonable, I’m not sure how any of it got confused with land rights, or how any of it is worth saying no to.
    
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