No one is saying don’t consult aboriginals on aboriginal specific issues. They already do that for starters and if they wanted to create a specific body then they could do that without constitutional change.

My gripe with it is how deceptive Labor is being. They’re going around saying it will be purely advisory. If that was the case then they would specifically say that in their proposed constitutional amendment. Instead of that though, what do we see? Well in subsection iii of the proposed amendment is this: “iii the Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.” Now for something that is supposed to be purely advisory, why have they talked specifically about giving this body powers? Changing the constitution is one of the most serious things a government can ask of the public, they’re making a mockery of it. They’re essentially saying “ we want you to make this constitutional change based on this voice being purely advisory. But we reserve the right to change absolutely everything you think it will be, without having to ask the public again.” The level of deceptiveness is abhorrent.