Clearly this is hot topic now with a sovereignty activist entering parliament and I've had a couple of people ask my take. I have always been treaty first and writings I have going back years now elucidate that fact. For me personally, this means that the Voice falls short. TBC.

I hope folks will excuse me putting this on "no reply". It's because I just wanted to state my views as they stand and not debate them. Simply put, the Constitution was written deliberately to exclude Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and therefore being written into..

...a document imposed upon us by colonisers without protecting our rights as First Peoples first does not make an awful lot of sense to me. This doesn't mean I don't want us to have a say in the legislation enacted upon us by any stretch. It simply states that I feel the...

...unfinished business MUST be taken care of first. Lands, languages and cultures must be protected. Colonisers must come to the table with respect and commit to a positive future. Rent must be paid. Our mob shouldn't be living in poverty all across the country when so much...

...wealth has been stolen. It's inhumane, disrespectful and has gone on for 250 years. There has been too much whitewashing and little truth telling. Once that's done, then I believe we can talk, as equal parties, to what governance must look like and what our voice...

...as First Peoples must be. That's it. That's why I found the Recognise ad campaign so offensive and repugnant. These are my own views only. I am not a cultural authority so I don't represent my mob, nor do these views represent my employers, my affiliations and so forth. Thanks

PS Yes, I am looking forward to Lidia taking her seat. If for no other reason than there will be an even more diverse group of Indigenous politicians in the House & white pollies are going to HAVE TO listen to our debates. We’re born into politics & we therefore know our shit :)