Why stop at nothing? for the activists anyway. Just a step to another step. One thing I remember about ATSIC (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission) was at the minimum it got indigenous voices in the media. Whether or not they were the right voices is open, but at least here was a voice to be heard. In the end ATSIC was reduced to “Aboriginals Talking Shit in Canberra” and was disbanded. Whatever replaced it can’t have had much of a voice because I don’t know what it was.

I spent all of 30 seconds thinking about it. Yes for me, and moved on. Just annoyed at the slogan “If you don’t know, vote NO” i.e The voice is SCARY. I hear it up to 30 times a day, mailers in my leterbox and other advertising. That’s where the money is. I’ve seen one yes poster and that had NO spray painted over it.

Just in case not retorical, the point of the referendum is so that the voice can’t just be removed at the whim of the government like previous advisory bodies. There would have to be a referendum to remove it.