What is your full name?
Geraldine Sheila Atkinson
What is your postal code?
2541
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?
That we recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the original peoples of this land.
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?
I think this is a legal matter and should be dealt with by the appropriate people
What should the statement say?
See my above statement
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
No
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?
If Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are recognised in the Constitution then we are all equal and shouldn't have separate laws
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?
You cannot stop racial discrimination; not just black and white but different nationalities. I don't think laws are the answer
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
No. But I'm sure better minds than mine can come up with something
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
Do you have any other comments on this Indigenous group?
No
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
Fairness
Is there any point in keeping it?
No
Do you have any other comments?
No
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual