Andrew Bolt: Why an Aboriginal-only advisory parliament will divide us in dangerous ways

The Albanese government’s plan to create an advisory parliament called the “Voice” is not about giving Aborigines a voice in politics, it’s a smokescreen for apartheid.

The election results prove two things about the Albanese government’s plan to create an Aboriginal-only advisory parliament called the “Voice”.

One: it’s racist. Two: it’s totally unnecessary.

New Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney claims we need this Aboriginal-only body because Aborigines “want a voice to the parliament ... to have a say on things that affect them”.

But hang on. Our new federal parliament now has 10 politicians who identify as Aboriginal, including Burney.

That means 4.4 per cent of our 227 federal politicians are Indigenous.

Given that just 3.7 per cent of voters are Aboriginal, it’s clear Aborigines already have a voice to parliament and a louder one than other races.

That should be something to celebrate, if racial equality is our ideal.

But it isn’t. Not for Labor.

The real aim is an official racism, with one race – the tellingly named “First Nations” – given special political power in a dishonest march towards apartheid.

I say dishonest, for five reasons.

One, Labor still insists on this Voice when, clearly, Aborigines already have one. What it actually wants for Aborigines is more than the vote, or voice, we all enjoy. That’s not equality.

New Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney claims we need an Aboriginal-only body because Aborigines ‘want a voice to the parliament’. Picture: Getty Images

Two, no one has explained how this helps Aborigines, especially those in poverty.

Three, we’re told this will just be an “advisory” parliament, but the High Court might one day rule that our “real” parliament can’t ignore that advice, or do a thing before the Aboriginal parliament has had its say.

What’s more, what activists today praise as its selling point – it’s only advisory! – will later be condemned as its insulting weakness.

Four, most activists refuse to admit this logically ends in a form of apartheid, with Aborigines forming sovereign governments.

I know this because I took Linda Burney to the supposedly sovereign Aboriginal Yidinji Nation near Cairns for an ABC documentary, and introduced her to its “Prime Minister” and “Foreign Minister”.

I asked if she backed this model and she said “I do”.

And five, Labor could create this Voice right now with a vote in parliament. Instead, it demands it first be put in the constitution, so a future government can’t sack it.

The reason? Because if you saw how it worked, you’d never vote for it.

The Voice is not about giving Aborigines a voice in politics. They clearly have one already.

No, it’s a smokescreen for apartheid. For dividing us in one of the most immoral and dangerous ways known to man – by race.