The race discrimination commissioner warns against making race the focus of debate on the Voice to Parliament, as opponents claim it will 're-racialise' the nation.
abc.net.au/news/discrimination-commissioner-warns-dont-make-voice-about-race/102404686Opponents to the Voice to Parliament have doubled down on a claim it will "re-racialise" Australia, despite a warning from the race discrimination commissioner not to make race the focus of debate.
Now race discrimination commissioner Chin Tan has urged for a cool down in debate on the Voice, saying if race became the focus of debate it would give confidence to some people "to embark on a journey which they ought not to"."It's about participation, it's about equity, it's about elevating the position of First Nations' people.
"it is about a well-deserved and a well-canvassed position and a journey we have travelled for a long time about finding a way out and moving forward to support our Indigenous peoples." The referendum will ask Australians whether Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be recognised in the constitution as the First Peoples' of Australia, and whether to enshrine in the constitution an Indigenous advisory body able to make representations to the parliament and executive government.
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