Discussion paper response

Edith
What is your full name?
Edith
What is your postal code?
None
Do you support recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by changing the Constitution or making some other kind of legal change?
Yes
What should the change look like?
give aboriginal people more say.
Should we have a statement that acknowledges the First Peoples of Australia?
Yes. This should be in the Constitution.
Where is the best place to put it?
implemented in the constitution ? or stateman
What should the statement say?
Aboriginals to have a word in the constitution
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
they should be more recognised
Should the word 'race' be taken out of the Constitution?
Yes
Should the Australian Parliament keep the power to make special laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
No
Do you have any other comments on powers to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
same law should apply to all people in Australia
Do you think that a guarantee against racial discrimination should go into the Constitution?
I don't know
If there is not enough support for a guarantee in the Constitution, what other things can we do to stop racial discrimination in national laws?
there is no guarantee
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
Racial discrimination will never stop
Do you think Indigenous people should have a say when Parliament and government make laws and policies about Indigenous affairs?
Yes
Should a new Indigenous group be set up under the Constitution to give advice and make sure Indigenous people have a voice in political decisions that affect them?
Yes
Is it worth creating the new group if it can only give advice and does not have the power to block new laws?
Yes
Do you have any ideas about what the new group would look like?
no ideas, sorry
Do you have any other comments on this Indigenous group?
no comments @ this stage
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
justice
Is there any point in keeping it?
no
Do you have any other comments?
not @ this stage
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual