What is your full name?
George Andrews
What is your postal code?
6230
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?
Treaty! - between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal Australians
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?
Constitution and Australian Law
What should the statement say?
We the people acknowledge the First Peoples of Australia past, present and future, and their land on which we all live together.
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
Within the statement we need it to have some sense of ownership of our past mistakes and cruelty we inflicted on these First Peoples of Australia, This is why I have started my statement above "We the People", because we are all responsible to make a more
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?
The powers to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, should be with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Do you think that a guarantee against racial discrimination should go into the Constitution?
Yes
Should the guarantee protect all Australians against racial discrimination, or only Indigenous Australians?
All Australians
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?
remove section 25 from the constitution
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
remove section 25 from the constitution
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?
No
Do you have any ideas about what the new group would look like?
Elders from each individual Mob from throughout each Australian State
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
Equality and help to remove the racial discrimination perception that many other countries have of Australia
Is there any point in keeping it?
NO!
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual