What is your full name?
Mrs Yvonne Tuiju Fisher
What is your postal code?
3666
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?
I am not able to make an informed suggestion.
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?
Again I am not able to make an informed decision.
What should the statement say?
The statement should be able to give a concrete remark which is not contestable in present law.
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
These people have been treated in a contemptible way, dismissing them as though they were unworthy of a place in their own country. We the Europeans who took their rights, and degraded them in many ways especially with our habits which were unknown to the
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?
They need to have proper representation in government. This is something which should be determined by law.
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?
I am not qualified to give an intelligent sugestion.
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?
Keep trying.
Do you have any other comments on changing the Constitution to stop racial discrimination?
No
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?
Yes
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual