Discussion paper response

Jennifer Bradley
What is your full name?
Jennifer Bradley
What is your postal code?
3377
Do you support recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by changing the Constitution or making some other kind of legal change?
Yes
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?
Australia's Constitution
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 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?
Indigenous Australians only
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
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
State Parliaments would never use voting powers to eliminate eligible voting
Is there any point in keeping it?
Most definately No.
Do you have any other comments?
I may not have added recommendations or ideas, however I fully support Constitution Recognition of our First Peoples, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is time this great Nation truly unites to go forward, which can only be achieved by reco
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual