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Did Albo really just says "No I have read the 26 pages, why should I".

I would simply ask for one question of mine to be contemplated.

Does the Voice elevate issues of one group above others?

If they were being ignored or abandoned beforehand, and this corrects it, then aye.
If, like i hope is the situation, they were openly considered in due course and time like everything else, then is there any actual need for the voice.
or, worse case scenario, does this create a superiority inflex(gr) that prioritises all those involved?

Yes It does elevate issues of one group above others and the issues were not ignored various organisations were given money to fix the issues they didn't and either squandered or misappropriated much of it.
But as one aboriginal leader said the people in charge don't want to fix the problems otherwise the government funding (AKA gravy train) will stop.
One thing that was working was the EFTPOS card that limited spending to essentials and the alcohol bans and they were stopped so they could say they need the voice

May I ask, and you do not have to respond, where does that leave you in the decision ?

I'll leave this here as to why government generally doesn't work.

So you support absolute autocracy; assuming you're the autocrat in charge, right?

Actually I support tougher penalties on public officials who use their position to graft the system. A public official who takes a bribe causing poor quality building, higher taxes, laws skewed to only those that can afford to fight etc. causes suicides and losses due to these policies affecting a large majority in a negative way. (The current problems with developers and poor quality buildings as an example, everyone in the industry knew what was going on, How developers were using the buildings to wash drug money but officials did nothing and now the taxpayer and insurance backed by the tax payer will be paying for the repairs or the purchasers of these garbage buildings)
The penalties should include 10 times the damage plus bribe and total reparations and include those that benefited such as spouses, Directors and staff that kept quiet. Jail time for them and recipients as they knew where the money was coming from and said nothing and if a death can be attributed I would consider bringing back the death penalty.

142.2 Abuse of public office

(1) A Commonwealth public official is guilty of an offence if:

(a) the official:

(i) exercises any influence that the official has in the official’s capacity as a Commonwealth public official; or

(ii) engages in any conduct in the exercise of the official’s duties as a Commonwealth public official; or

(iii) uses any information that the official has obtained in the official’s capacity as a Commonwealth public official; and

(b) the official does so with the intention of:

(i) dishonestly obtaining a benefit for himself or herself or for another person; or

(ii) dishonestly causing a detriment to another person.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

(2) A person is guilty of an offence if:

(a) the person has ceased to be a Commonwealth public official in a particular capacity; and

(b) the person uses any information that the person obtained in that capacity as a Commonwealth public official; and

(c) the person does so with the intention of:

(i) dishonestly obtaining a benefit for himself or herself or for another person; or

(ii) dishonestly causing a detriment to another person.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

(3) Paragraph (2)(a) applies to a cessation by a person:

(a) whether or not the person continues to be a Commonwealth public official in some other capacity; and

(b) whether the cessation occurred before, at or after the commencement of this section.