Discussion paper response

Carissa Jane Wright
What is your full name?
Carissa Jane Wright
What is your postal code?
2261
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?
Yes! I would like to see the 'proof' of Aboriginality easier to obtain, the 'piece of paper' is required for many applications than the previous years, and now if mums can't produce one their children are punished. This needs to be added to our birth cert
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?
not sure
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
Acknowledge it!
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?
Stop making it so hard to obtain proof of Aboriginality
Do you think that a guarantee against racial discrimination should go into the Constitution?
I don't know
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
Should we delete section 25?
I don't know
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual