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The Indigenous Voice to Parliament – separating fact from fiction | 7.30 (youtu.be)
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[–] NovemberEcho91@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Will people in the Northern Territory have their vote counted as if it were a state or just to the total national amount?

National count only.

Am I the only one here who thinks they could’ve made actual change if they became a state (more senators, can contribute to a referendum)?

Possibly, but then we'd have a state with less population than Hobart which raises it's own issues.

The voice is very close to a lobby group’s position in Canberra. I can’t remember when Indigenous issues were in the top 3 most important during an election, so what’s stopping the government by just ignoring them?

Nothing, but that's kind of the point.