The No case public pamphlet (for the voice to Parliament) has been prepared by a majority of the minority in the Federal Parliament.
This means it is a majority pamphlet from the Opposition Party only, meaning an overall minority.
There may well be several Opposition MPs and Senators who actually support the Yes case.
The No pamphlet states: “if you don’t know, vote No”.
What kind of unhelpful advice is that really?
l would say that is the best reason to find out what this is all about.
The pamphlet also claims: “It is the biggest change to our Constitution”.
More nonsense.
The creation of a purely advisory body is a very important change, long overdue, but certainly not “the biggest change”.
In any case there certainly have been far too few changes to this now archaic colonial Constitution.
A real problem is that most Australians know very little about it.
How can it be “risky” – another claim.
There cannot be a lot of detail as it would be completely impossible to forecast what projects could be forthcoming and how to implement them.
Another claim is that it would be “divisive”.
I suggest the opposite would be far more likely.
It most disappointing that this pamphlet is built on negatives.
It looks like an exercise in fear mongering.
That is possible because many Australians are not sufficiently familiar with the history and problems of the Indigenous people, representing the oldest culture in the world.
This referendum is the result of the Uluru Statement of the Heart, 2017 – a representative body of Indigenous people.
Therefore a major initiative by the Indigenous people themselves.
It would be completely nonsensical not to support this.
Email, Jul 29
Klaas and Aafke Woldring, Pearl Beach