A stupid idea, once embedded in the heads of intellectuals, is hard to remove. So it is with the Albanese proposal for a constitutional Voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The object of this timely collection of short essays is to persuade readers to vote down the stupid idea. Many essays will follow, and the more voices opposed to the Voice the better! As Tony Abbott makes clear, “It would be a dreadful mistake for an abundance of goodwill to propel changing the Constitution without careful regard for its consequences; because constitutional change is ‘for keeps’.” What started…
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