Aboriginal people who make up 41 per cent of a remote WA region's population have differing views about what the Voice to Parliament could look like.
The referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is due to be held later this year.
Mr Imberlong said it was not the first time Indigenous people had been left out of government decisions. "It's hard to put your heart and soul to back this Voice when it just feels like the same stuff repackaged."The Voice to Parliament came about after discussions at the Uluru Statement of the Heart, which took place in 2017."The government operates in these grand, flashy schemes," he said.
"I'm hoping that when they structure the Voice, there's going to representation from remote communities," she said.Jodie Bell believes the Voice can improve the lives of people in the region."I was involved in the Uluru dialogue when the notion of the Voice came out," she said.Ms Bell said Aboriginal people suffered during the push and pull of changing governments.
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