What is your full name?
Greg MacLennan
What is your postal code?
2338
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?
Complete equality in all facets of the lives of our First Peoples.
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?
Very close to the opening statements
What should the statement say?
I will let those in the know decide on the wording of the statement
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
They should be referred to as our nation's 'First Peoples'. I feel that although the term/s 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' is both true and very descriptive, it can be somewhat divisive in the minds of many more recent arrivals to our country.
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?
Our First Nations peoples should have powers to make certain laws pertaining to them alone, like the Maori and the people of the Canadian First Nations.
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?
This is too difficult for me to answer
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
Sorry, no.
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
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
We'd be closer to an equality across the board
Is there any point in keeping it?
Hardly - it's antiquated
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual