What is your full name?
Susan P Swalling
What is your postal code?
5253
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?
I believe we should respect and be proud of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and recognise that they are part of this nation.
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?
They are part of this country and should have a place in all the country's laws and Constitution.
What should the statement say?
This to me should give the First peoples equal rights.
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
They are more Australian than many of us therefore are part of this nation and MUST be recognised.
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?
We should all have the same laws.
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?
No words will really stop discrimination of any kind, Only by trust and teaching to except people are different will it happen.
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?
I do not know.
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
If only I did words alone cannot do this.
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?
Gender balance and a couple of non First Peoples so that they understand, what the needs are for the First Peoples
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?
equal rights.
Is there any point in keeping it?
No!!!!!
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual