Discussion paper response

Matt Wiltshire Skipper
What is your full name?
Matt Wiltshire Skipper
What is your postal code?
6280
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?
Guided by Aboriginal people, Australia votes to back up 'Sorry' with action
Should we have a statement that acknowledges the First Peoples of Australia?
Yes. This should be in the Constitution.
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?
I don't know
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?
I don't know
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
Do you have any other comments?
Dear Referendum Council, Thank you for supporting Recognise. Is it necessary to use terms such as, "60,000 years," as in the opening statement of the Discussion Paper? "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have lived on the land and seas aroun
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual