What is your full name?
Benny Mabo
What is your postal code?
4875
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?
Be culturally appropreate
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?
section 51 & 127
What should the statement say?
Acknowledge our rite as 1st nation people and respect all as one australians
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
Our land our lore
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?
Real consultation with true traditional owners not government advocates
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?
That needs to be interpreted and be transparent before submission
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?
government reform
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
Ensure other indigenous people from other country to recognise first nation people.
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?
No
Do you have any other comments on this Indigenous group?
Ensure justice prevails
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
true representation from first nation people
Is there any point in keeping it?
maybe
Do you have any other comments?
Stand firm in your true representation
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual