Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney names four priorities for the proposed Voice to Parliament in a speech to the National Press Club, after growing pressure to detail how it would benefit First Nations people.
@minkshaman@Ilandar 😂 I kinda see her as a left-wing pauline hanson; makes a big scene and is seen as a joke by everyone else except those that drank the kool-aid
i mean, she raises valid concerns, but on balance they don’t outweigh the net gain. I’m reticent to just dismiss her concerns as they kind of highlight why this is so vital, the cultural cynicism and distrust in Australian politics takes on a far more visceral and personal bent for Indigenous Australians after all(rightly so).
To be bluntly honest, if Lidia Thorpe is against it, it’s probably a good move.
@minkshaman @Ilandar 😂 I kinda see her as a left-wing pauline hanson; makes a big scene and is seen as a joke by everyone else except those that drank the kool-aid
i mean, she raises valid concerns, but on balance they don’t outweigh the net gain. I’m reticent to just dismiss her concerns as they kind of highlight why this is so vital, the cultural cynicism and distrust in Australian politics takes on a far more visceral and personal bent for Indigenous Australians after all(rightly so).
I think Lidia is tops.