What is your full name?
Sothy Selvaratnam
What is your postal code?
2770
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?
Being recognised as the original people of the land.
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?
Everywhere
Should the word 'race' be taken out of the Constitution?
I don't know
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
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?
This is very difficult to prove discrimination- so not sure how it can be implemented
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?
Must have the power to block laws that does not support Aboriginals
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
Discrimination- which we must move away from
Is there any point in keeping it?
No
Do you have any other comments?
Best wishes
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual