I respond to the letter published for AM Homeview against Bert Van Manen’s opinion on the voice.
Facts above that Aboriginals already receive from taxpayers and it is a $35 billion plus  industry and receive $498 million in mining royalties as well .
They already have a voice the NIAA Â National Indigenous Australians Agency established in October 2020 with over 1000 employees which has direct links to the PM and other government agencies and cost $2 billion last year .
And they want another Voice – it is a puzzle as to why this is not widely advertised.
Aboriginals are only 3 per cent of the population and receive more than Medicare costs for the  Australian population including Aboriginals which is $39.8 billion.
The money just disappears and there has been many calls for an enquiry which the federal government ignores.
Why ?
Brian Doherty,
Waterford


