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[-] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months 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 points 11 months 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 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Said no to enshrining an advisory group in the constitution, nothing more. There’s nothing even stopping them from making the voice via legislation.

What’s with the new narrative of “it was the voice or nothing for decades! You’ve killed us all!” coming from the virtue signallers?

[-] GombeenSysadmin@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months 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.

[-] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The same exact thing would essentially happen with a constitutionally protected voice though, that’s the thing. Under the LNP they’d just strip it right back till the point where it may as well have been legislated out of existence. The referendum protected a name only basically.

Upvote for father Ted ❤️

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