A grim outlook of life if Australia votes No in the upcoming referendum has been foreshadowed by prominent Indigenous leader Noel Pearson.
Mr Pearson, the founder of the Cape York Institute, detailed why he believed Australia needed a Yes result in the October 14 referendum while appearing as a guest on Neil Mitchell’s 3AW on Tuesday.
Neil Mitchell was unable to comprehend how the Voice would have a meaningful impact. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Luis Enrique Ascui Mr Pearson, to further his point, referenced how the local member for the Cape York Peninsula in the Torres Strait failed to mention rheumatic heart disease to parliament in 26 years of serving the community, despite it having a catastrophic impact on the local Indigenous people.
With leaders changing every few years, policies and priorities were constantly changing. A voice, Mr Pearson said, would allow for impactful change to continue to be rolled out over generations. “I’m telling you, Neil, in this space, in the poverty space, the fact that governments announce initiatives is worth a pinch of, you know, the proverbial. It doesn’t result in the kind of change that is needed,” Mr Pearson said.
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