Fifty-six years ago, in the 1967 referendum, original inhabitants of this land, who had been here for 60,000 years or more, were formally acknowledged as part of our nation’s population.
I am not qualified to speak for Aborigines.
I have not experienced the pain, loss, pillage, stolen generation and lots of other criminal acts.
Hence I will vote Yes and will ignore some mealy mouthed politician telling me to vote No.
I find it strange – a race of people who has been on this land for less than 300 years telling another race of people who have been here for 60,000 years or more how to vote.
Email, Aug 28
Richard Ryan, Summerland Point