Elcho Islander wants nothing to do with the elite Voice
By Dilipuma Dhamarrandji, Banthula Homeland, Elcho Island, North East Arnhem Land
English is not our first language and we live very traditional lives in a modern world.
We already have Aboriginal people elected to Parliament to represent us… but they don’t.
Federal funding allocated to people like me doesn’t reach us. We never see a politician until election time, they come with promises and lies, get our vote then disappear.
The Voice is being pushed by black elites for their agenda, these black elites don’t live like I do and my people. In over-crowded homes; minimum 10 people max 30 people in a 3-bedroom house. Chronic illnesses, poverty, unemployment, low education rates, suicide, mental health, child removals, youth crime, general crime and deaths on a daily basis. I lost 13 members of my family in one year, that’s an average of one death a month.
I know these black elites are selling the Voice as something good for us remote and isolated Aboriginal people who live the life they don’t. But it will do nothing for us; it will give these black elites more power to abuse.
We are out of mind and out of sight. We are ignored on a daily basis, We need action on the ground, given to grass roots people like myself and we need money to run programs that we know will work for our people in our regions. It is not a one size fits all when it comes to Aboriginal issues. Aboriginal dysfunction is a billion-dollar industry created by successive Governments; policy failure over the generations. We are all Australians and protected by the same Constitution. These black elites are using us remote Aboriginal people as bait for their own personal and political gain.
I have been an advocate for Aboriginal people since I was a child, marching with my mother, working in services that are supposed to help my people, so why would I not support a Voice to Parliament if I believe it would benefit my people? Because it’s a hidden agenda under the disguise of Aboriginal empowerment.
They can do what they are saying they will do without a Voice to Parliament and changing the Constitution. This is a dangerous move, we must protect the Australian Constitution with all our might, we cannot allow these people to use emotional blackmail and guilt to secure their abuse of power forever. Remember once they are in, that is it.
We already have a National Indigenous Australian Agency aka NIAA. Their office is next to the Marthakal Motel, in Galiwin’ku, which is abandoned and has no representation or people working there. The Morrison Government created it and the 22/23 budget is $4.4 billion dollars. I have not seen one NIAA employee in Galiwinku, which has an office for them, during the whole of 2022 and this year. Imagine if a Voice is created with constitutional rights?
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Dilipuma is a premium Aboriginal interpreter, has worked for nine government departments over two decades, has senior status as a cultural authority, speaks two Aboriginal languages as well as English, and has a working knowledge of other Aboriginal languages, as well as an unusual grasp of the globalisation phenomenon.
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To Mr TonyRyan43.
You are arguing with a globalist in Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka belonging to covert and nefarious globalist companies. This is a bit like tying to convince Hitler that the Jews are good people.
“The Voice” referendum will pass in the affirmative not because the Australian people voted it but because the system is corrupt from top to bottom – corrupted and controlled by the globalists.
The military is the only way out of all this (not just referring to “The Voice”) and this is the way it will be. After the first few hangings, people will amazingly sober up from this drunken delusional stupor we are all in.
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Voting YES will be as reckless as signing a blank cheque and handing it to Labor to fill in later. Only a nong would do that.
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Try and grasp the simple point. Research before you write. Opinions are informed or uninformed. Opinions cannot be equated with evidential fact. It’s called being responsible.
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For me we are dealing with Australians regardless of their cultural, racial, etc background. Our constitution was based upon this! As for Ukraine, my blog shows I am the least person to support this genocide that the Ukraine NAZI government commenced in 2014 against ethnic Russian Ukrainians. NATO should but out and have left it to the Russian Federation to resolve the problems of the killing of ethnic Russian in both Ukraine and in Russia.
As for what eventuated with the US well I seek to follow this very much for many years and it is very obvious to me you cannot in general the US, as they are warmongers with about 97% of the years being directly/indirectly involved in wars. I recently wrote about this.
As to what happened such as in South Australia with atomic testing, I for one would be on the forefront to seek legal accountability for those who were harmed. I wrote many years ago that I held it was in fact unconstitutional for the Australian Government to allow foreign countries to use Australia for atomic bombing testing.
Queensland claims that there are about 150 Aboriginal tribes in Queensland alone! As such, the mention (by some Aboriginals) there are about 350 different Aboriginal tribes is not unlikely, considering all other States may have lots of tribes.
As I at times made clear one of ,my daughter’s first causing married an Australian of Aboriginal descent and my aim is not to spread deception but to be fair in what I write based upon the information I become aware off.
The former Governor Nichols of South Australia was an Australian of Aboriginal descent and he proved that regardless of race, colour, etc, if you work hard and honest to achieve something then you can rightfully earn the respect of other Australians.
I do recall your outburst of about 2 decades ago and Aboriginal elders gave me the understanding you are not speaking on their behalf and just ignore you. When Aboriginal elders have me this kind of understanding and considering your posts to me then it appears you haven’t changed for the better. If you had bothered to read my blog then you might have been alerted to that some issues you wrote about, such as Ukraine, Australians own national security, etc, I extensively canvassed already. I also wrote about how allegedly (media reports) the Minister for Aboriginal Affair (Commonwealth) and his brother (WA) allowed a mining company to destroy about 40,000 Aboriginal artifacts, etc. I condemned this as I view it is part of Australians history and belongs to all Australians.
As for the alleged “stolen generation” I understand the courts held there was no such thing! Those who claimed to have been stolen actually were, so the court found, not at all. There was one case where the court held that a child was wrongly removed but this was by a health worker wrong decision and not by government policies.
Obviously, you can be very nasty in your writings or check out my blog and you may just discover that you have a considerable misconception about me. I can live with it but you may likewise do the same with others also and then you will likely escalate further in a rage against whomever regardless that it is based in general upon your own misconception.
As I made clear time and time again Australians of Aboriginal descent were in fact protected since federation by Ss51(xxvi) that they couldn’t be subjected to any race legislation! It was the United nations who supported for this to be deleted in the 1967 con-job referendum of ss51(xxvi) claiming to have Aboriginals to become equal, when in fact they were all along already since federation, but the amendment was to cause Aboriginals to be denied equality. And I view you would do better to learn this and pursue that all Australians regardless of racial background should be equal!
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Gerrit Schorel-Hlavka
You need to grasp some context.
That publication has no interest in truth. It is an urban Aboriginal lobby mouthpiece that has never responded to criticism that its stories are regarded as fiction. Likewise, the Rupert Murdoch-owned media publishes fiction. When Murdoch eventually hangs for his crimes, he will be joined by those who were part of his propaganda army… journalists, editors, media managers.
You need to consider your position when genuine Aboriginal freedom fighters gain traction, how they will regard anti-Aboriginal propagandists.
My own attitude may be irrelevant but, nevertheless, I have a geopolitical perspective first and foremost, from which you would be wise to discern context.
As we speak, UK PM Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace have caused a cloud of DU radioactivity to drift across Europe, From Poland to Scotland. Nobody has much idea how many people will die as a result. Moreover, they have joined Biden on a course to ensure there can be no peace agreement in Ukraine. In other words, this war is escalating and can now be viewed as one year into WWIII, which will probably be felt in Australia within a year.
In the NT’s Top End, the US has a launching platform for missiles aimed at China. China’s superior missile system will erase those US missiles at the first hint of US attack and this will result in a cloud of warhead debris, and solid fuel chlorine and heavy metals to drift across Arnhem Land, killing up to 10,000 Aborignes and 4000 mainstream Australians.
From this point onwards, Australia will be split into two fronts: those who supported truth and those who were part of the US propaganda machine, and their respective followers. It’s not my position to say who is who but your position has been consistently that of propagandist. I suggest you research first, then write your opinion. Better still, shut up.
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I read articles where it was claimed that there were about 350 tribes. Also, as to battles, etc, between different tribes was written about by others. Tribes came from different countries and nothing strange about them fighting between them, as other people did in numerous other countries and still do. And it appears that INDIGNEOUS VOICE PTY LTD was registered on 12 June 2019 NSW 2007 main business location!
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https://www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/voice-already-exists
The Voice already exists… just not everywhere
OPINION | 22 May 2023
Allowing Aboriginal communities to guide funding allocation is the fastest way to bridge the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, writes Ash Walker
Based on my experience both as a strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group, as well as living and working in my Aboriginal community of La Perouse in Sydney, I know firsthand that funding is deployed most effectively and efficiently when it is in line with community priorities. Voice-like models which allow Indigenous people to communicate their needs to government to inform ministerial and executive decision-making have been operating across Australia in some form or another for many years. They include the Commonwealth-supported Empowered Communities model, the NSW Government Local Decision-Making initiative, and a range of other state and territory-based approaches.
A common pillar of these models is the emphasis on strong governance structures which allows community voices to be effectively harnessed to influence all levels of government. There are numerous examples where this type of model has yielded beneficial outcomes for the relevant Indigenous community and the broader public. However, these approaches are deployed sporadically and are at risk of being discontinued at the whim of government decision-makers. The inclusion of the Voice in the Constitution will ensure that the related benefits are unlocked nationwide and protected from being negatively impacted by political cycles.
An effective Voice mechanism can also deal with the common problem of wastage through the funding of duplicate services. Photo: Getty
As most Indigenous-specific decisions made by government are funding-related, the Voice creates an opportunity to improve the way Indigenous initiatives are funded by (a) ensuring funds aren’t wasted on unneeded programs; (b) avoiding duplication of programs; and (c) supporting programs which truly solve the problems faced by Indigenous communities. Provided that the Voice mechanism is designed and implemented properly, this drive towards more efficient and effective use of government funds benefits both Indigenous people and the broader public. This is because taxpayer money will be saved in the short-term through defunding unneeded programs, and in the long-term as the overall budget needed to service Indigenous people will reduce as the Gap begins to close.
An effective Voice mechanism combats the issue of government decisions to fund programs that do not meet an Indigenous community needs. This can occur when a successful program from one region is implemented in a different region, despite the second region not experiencing the same problems as the first. It can also occur when a mainstream NGO secures funding for a program without any input from the community they purport to serve.
For example, an NGO operating near my local community of La Perouse used decade-old data to secure funding to deliver a program aimed at reducing anti-social behaviour among Indigenous youth. The only issue was that the problem had largely already been dealt with by an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation. This NGO continued to receive funding for a number of years, despite failing to meet the needs of the community they were claiming to serve. Advocacy from Aboriginal community leaders eventually resulted in this program being wound up and its funding diverted to an urgent need.
An effective Voice mechanism can also deal with the common problem of wastage through the funding of duplicate services. An example of this in Inner Sydney was the situation where government was funding 67 organisations to assist young Indigenous people, despite only five of them delivering services accessed by the local Aboriginal community. This situation was eventually rectified when the community was consulted, and the funding underpinning these unused services was reallocated to priorities identified by the local Indigenous community.
Provided that the Voice mechanism is designed and implemented properly, this drive towards more efficient and effective use of government funds benefits both Indigenous people and the broader public.
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Sound of freedom movie trailer.
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Productyion error for some reason but has been fixed. We have had some issues with editing in the new format while we are learning the how to use it. Editor 3
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Gerrit Hendrik Schorel-Hlavka…
Regarding your idiot statements such as:
“350 tribes who came from different countries at times were slaughtering each other, etc?”
As I have told you many times in the past 20 years, stop making your ignorant interpretations and turn to learning to understand this country first, then open your cakehole. Meanwhile, get this, there were no slaughters.
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With respect, editor, the vast majority of Elcho Islanders will probably support the Voice. Dilipuma was speaking for herself, but she may never trust us again if we place her in serious conflict with her community by seriously misrepresenting her.
She made it clear she was speaking for herself, and only for herself. As we speak, the NLC, NT Government, Yothu Yindi, ALPA, Shire Council, and a dozen government-funded organisations will be telling Aborigines the Voice will end all their troubles; probably stopping short of saying Jesus himself recommends it; although if they made this claim most would believe it.
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The Aboriginal communities are getting around $39 Billion per year and I have to of course ask where are the receipts for that money that has been spent – oh and of course someone wants another $21 million. Something is terribly wrong. When I was in the military working for the Australian Government I had to produce receipts for any money I spent. The Aboriginal senior public servants are getting a free ride. Something is really wrong.
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This article should be shared. I hardly use FB these days but I am going to post it on there..
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It is really good to see Indigenous communities calling out the Aboriginal Industry Box Ticker Party. These snouts in the 4.5 billion / annum tough to the Australians of Indigenous communities are the reason why there is such poverty in these communities.
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Dilipuma Dhamarrandji I respect your honesty. This is the kind of message we need from more Australians of Aboriginal descent. Can anyone explain why a treaty between the then colony Queensland and Torres Strait Islanders in about 1899 somehow now classify them to allow TSi’s to have more constitutional powers than British, Chinese, Dutch, Afghanistan’s, etc, who were part of New Holland (now Commonwealth of Australia) make up long before this? How can TSI’s be part of the alleged “First Nation” when there to my understanding there was never any “nation” of Aboriginals as more than 350 tribes who came from from different countries at times were slaughtering each other, etc?
Can anyone explain within which constitutional provision the Federal government in the first place has been spending moire than $30 billion to Aboriginals? As Ss51(xxvi) never was for this!
I have set out more at https://www.scribd.com/inspectorrikati
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Billions and billions of our dollars have been thrown at an aboriginal problem (remember the horror stories about ATSIC?) that has no solution-unless the real Blackfellas, like the one who wrote this article, get to run their own show.
The Blackfellas have their own Law, thy should have billions from the royalties they should have received, and might likely, , if they had that loot, be self-sufficient.
Except for the fact that some of their own people have swiped a lot of the loot that belongs to their brethren.
No need to name anyone, but a lot of these thieves are the prominent Blackfella coconuts we have all heard and seen.
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Dilipuma Dhamarrandji – “We already have Aboriginal people elected to Parliament to represent us… but they don’t.”
“Dilipuma is a premium Aboriginal interpreter, has senior status as a cultural authority, as well as an unusual grasp of the globalisation phenomenon.”
Well said.
Dilipuma is no doubt very wise and a proud Aboriginal advocate who speaks about reality – the actual facts and truths.
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