What is your full name?
Timothy John Morgan
What is your postal code?
4655
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?
naming aboriginals and Torres Strait islanders as our first 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 anywhere
What should the statement say?
aboriginals and Torres Strait islanders are the first Australians
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
recognise and respect and show we are sorry for their horrible treatment at the hands of white settlers
Should the word 'race' be taken out of the Constitution?
I don't know
Should the Australian Parliament keep the power to make special laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
I don't know
Do you have any other comments on powers to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
laws regarding aboriginals should be made with an equal representation of aboriginal people
Do you think that a guarantee against racial discrimination should go into the Constitution?
Yes
Do you have any ideas about what words to use for that guarantee, or where in the Constitution to put it?
not sure
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?
increase penalties for racism
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
it has to happen to help stop racism
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?
I don't know
Do you have any ideas about what the new group would look like?
not sure
Do you have any other comments on this Indigenous group?
show we are sorry by recognising their identity as first australians and also help stop racism
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
racial discrimination
Is there any point in keeping it?
no
Do you have any other comments?
please hurry with the changes so aboriginals can move forward with dignity.
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual