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[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your suggestion has been tried repeatedly and the moment the right-wing have the power needed to tear it down, that's what they do.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

ok so heres the timeline for all representative bodies:

1973: The National Aboriginal Consultative Committee (NACC) was established by the Whitlam Government (Labor Party) as the first national body elected by Aboriginal people. Its main role was advisory only.

1977: The NACC was abolished by the Fraser Government (Liberal-National Coalition) after a review found it ineffective. It was replaced by the National Aboriginal Conference (NAC), which was supposed to be a representative body for Indigenous people to advise the government on policy matters and to promote self-determination.

1985: The NAC was dissolved by the Hawke Government (Labor Party), which established the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in 1989 as a new representative body2. ATSIC had both representative and administrative functions, and was composed of elected regional councils and a national board of commissioners.

2005: ATSIC was abolished by the Howard Government (Liberal-National Coalition) after allegations of corruption, mismanagement, and lack of accountability. It was replaced by a network of government-appointed advisory bodies, such as the National Indigenous Council and the Ministerial Taskforce on Indigenous Affairs.

2010: The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples (NCAFP) was established as an independent and representative body for Indigenous people, with funding support from the Rudd Government (Labor Party). The NCAFP aimed to be a national voice for Indigenous rights, interests, and aspirations.

2019: The NCAFP ceased operations due to lack of funding from the Morrison Government (Liberal-National Coalition). The government instead supported the development of a new representative body, called the Indigenous Voice, which would provide advice to parliament and government on matters affecting Indigenous people.

2023: A referendum on whether to enshrine the Indigenous Voice in the constitution was held on October 14, 2023. This referendum was rejected but does not necessarily mean it cannot still be enshrined in legislation (which I and I think many other people are in full support of).

From this it does not seem that they where dissolved due to right wingers being racist but a multitude of other reasons in addition to potentially racist fuckwits and not all where dissolved by right wing parties either.

[–] Spzi@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting, thanks. Could you please add the source?

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Couldnt be bothered bing ai puts sources at the bottom cos microsoft devs have iqs lower than the average house brick. But ur welcome to go check it i wish u luck finding any discrepencies.

[–] Spzi@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, the list was generated by Bing AI? Then it's likely it contains untrue statements; hallucinations.

For this reason, you should fact check the output with independent sources and/or mention it was generated using a LLM.

Sometimes the model adds a source but quotes something which the source does not say. Cannot trust these.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Likely to contain untrue statements is a bit of an exageration. Yeah i checked sources (not independant ones cos is recon the australian government is a devent source for such a topic), plus sydney is prety decent at just pulling info out of websites.

If ur so concerned be my guest to independantly verify.