Discussion paper response

Daniel Benni
What is your full name?
Daniel Benni
What is your postal code?
4868
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?
A change that stops the government from sanctioning laws and policies that discriminate and remove the dignity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Rather than basing the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people on the co
Should we have a statement that acknowledges the First Peoples of Australia?
I don't know
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
The statement needs to clearly state that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were the first people of Australia and that they were forcibly removed from the land by the British. That Indigenous Australians still have ongoing links to the land and sea.
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?
Yes
Do you have any ideas on what new words could be used to describe that power, or where in the Constitution to put the power?
recast parliamentary power - change from race-base to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander power
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
Do you have any other comments on this Indigenous group?
A new body that allow for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to have a fair say in the laws and policies that apply to them
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual