At a recent public meeting on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament in my local community, organised by Labor member of parliament Stephen Jones, the audience raised a repeated concern. The claim was that billions of dollars were spent on “these people” to no avail, and did we really want to spend any more? I was horrified such racism and uninformed bigotry, usually spouted by
The title isn’t great and doesn’t really convey what the article is about, but it’s a good read. John Hewson critically examines the Voice debate, specifically conservative objections to it, and shares his thoughts as a fellow conservative.