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Why is the indigenous voice to Parliament so controversial? (self.australia)

submitted 1 year ago by Narc082 to c/[email protected]

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I thought a group dedicated to ensuring the matters affecting any group of peoples are represented in Parliament would be a good thing. And if this is not "good enough", how will it have a worse outcome than voting no.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s what the current system is. It’s not working for the indigenous communities.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've seen this sentiment before, but what evidence is there that the current system isn't working?

For example, this chart shows remarkable improvement for Indigenous Australian infant mortality (source).

What metrics are you looking at which are not trending in a favourable way for indigenous Australians?

And, as indigenous Australians were only given the right to vote in 1962, how quickly do you expect parity with non-indigenous Australians to happen?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The Closing the Gap reports are a good benchmark. The graphs give you a good idea of the discrepancy between indigenous and non-indigenous outcomes. https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/closing-the-gap-report-released/101713892