Having recently returned ‘down south’ from almost a year spent living and working in the Northern Territory, I could not be more opposed to the proposed Voice to Parliament.
Like many other Sydneysiders, I had previously held tepid support for the idea; influenced by the overpowering messaging by public figures, activists and sections of the media claiming that the ‘voice’ was endorsed by all indigenous Australians, and was the best way to ‘close the gap’.
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John-Paul Baladi is the former Territory Director of the Country Liberal Party.
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