One of life’s tasty little ironies: the stereotype of the loudly and proudly ignorant man, mouthing off about a subject without bothering to understand it first, is protested against most furiously by those who best embody it. Having seen Barbie at last (I prioritised the other one), and belatedly absorbedContinue Reading
Tibet’s exiled political leader says his nation has become a prison under Chinese rule but he would not be pushing for independence from Beijing. In his first trip to Australia since being elected the head of the nation’s government-in-exile in 2021, Penpa Tsering called on the Albanese government to takeContinue Reading
Indigenous leader Warren Mundine has accused the ABC of bias regarding the Voice to Parliament. Appearing on the News Breakfast program, Mundine, a prominent advocate for the “No” campaign, strongly criticised the national broadcaster. The ongoing debate surrounding the Voice proposal has intensified, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivering aContinue Reading
Chief “no” campaigners have doubled down behind claims the Voice would “re-racialise” the country despite a stark warning from the incoming race discrimination commissioner. Commissioner Chin Tan has told the Nine newspapers he was appealing to politicians to steer clear of making race the focus of the Voice debate, warningContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used a speech to parliament to slam Peter Dutton and double down on his insistence the Voice be allowed to talk to “executive government”. Debate on the Constitution Alteration Bill has been running all week, with MPs given the chance to explain their reasons forContinue Reading
Opposition leader Peter Dutton says the Indigenous Voice to Parliament will be an “overcorrection” and risks regression, rather than progression. The first of 70 MPs to speak to the Constitution Alteration Bill in the House of Representatives this week, Mr Dutton said the proposed referendum was a “reckless roll ofContinue Reading