What is a national Indigenous representative body?
A national Indigenous representative body is an organisation that would represent Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, giving them a say in decisions about their lives and future. Since 2004 there has been no national “voice” for Indigenous Australians. This has made it difficult for government, business, industry, media, or anyone else to be able to speak with an authoritative and representative voice of indigenous Australia. Previous governments have created various Indigenous representative organisations, including the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). But Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have never had the opportunity to shape a national representative organisation of their own until now. 2. What would the new national Indigenous representative body do? The new national Indigenous representative body will; · advocate on behalf of Indigenous peoples and promote Aboriginal an
