Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has sent out an unofficial referendum pamphlet on behalf of the movement that calls the Voice “an insult to our ancestors”.
, won’t be sent to Australian households ahead of the national vote later this year – said the Voice would be a powerless advisory body and that recognition of sovereignty and truth-telling were the key to real change.
The pamphlet explicitly rejected arguments from the Yes campaign that a Voice would ensure Indigenous Australians would have a better quality of life, bring Australia together, save money and deliver practical advice to government.It also rejected some conservative No campaign claims, including that the Voice would open the door for activists to be more involved in Indigenous affairs and that there were no details about the proposal – it argues “they are details but without substance”.
“For decades, we have been calling for land rights, treaty, truth-telling and an end to the colonial violence inflicted on our people. The decades of resistance, the protests, the time, the suffering, the pain were not, are not, and will never be in pursuit of a powerless advisory body or constitutional recognition,” the pamphlet said.
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