Spineless Cowards and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

December 15, 2023

While Ross may be keeping his eye on NZers, mine will be on the ball. The ball in this case is the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Senator Lidia Thorpes bill before the Senate on December 6th was defeated 10 votes to 27 with the major parties combining to sink the bill.

This act of bastardry (Im being polite) by the Federal Government exposes them for what they really are: spineless cowards! At a time when this Government had a chance to save face and show a semblance of leadership, they dogged it!

For those unfamiliar with UNDRIP, its legislation provides indigenous peoples with the same rights as non-indigenes although under the Australian Constitution we dont have any Human Rights. And under the same Constitution we dont live in in a democracy either. We live in an Autocracy where the Government of the Day calls the shots and people who elected the Government have none and no recourse in law to boot.

Wednesday December 6th will be remembered for what was/is: White Wednesday! Just another day in the colony.

For more on this topic, P&I recommends:

https://publish.pearlsandirritations.com/what-happened-to-indigenous-rights-the-world-will-judge-australia-harshly/