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"One of the architects of the Indigenous voice to parliament says Aboriginal
Australians increasingly feel the government isn’t listening to their views on
laws and policy design, warning against closed-shop public consultations in the
wake of the referendum defeat.
Megan Davis, a constitutional scholar and signatory to the Uluru statement from
the heart, said the re-elected Albanese government was facing growing displays
of discontent and needed a new approach to improve the lives of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people.
Davis said Indigenous policy frameworks were failing and engagement with
government was subject to growing “exclusivity”.
“They consult only those who have contracts with them, or are enlisted in the
Closing the Gap ‘partnership’, so to speak,” she told
Guardian Australia.
“Good public policy cannot be served by limiting your consultation to a
hermetically sealed segment of a community.
“As a consequence, many Aboriginal people are now saying that the no vote has
been interpreted as bureaucrats and government no longer needing to listen to
community voices on laws and policies.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
