Australians may have resoundingly rejected the Voice proposal but South Australia is pressing ahead with the reform despite the result. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has already legislated a state-based implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart – Voice, Treaty and Truth. But the resounding vote against the proposal –Continue Reading
Anthony Albanese has downplayed concerns the Voice to Parliament is dead, clashing with Sunrise host Natalie Barr about whether his leadership is at risk should the referendum fail. Support for the Voice has fallen to new lows in the final week of the campaign, according to the latest Newspoll, withContinue Reading
The older I get the less I know and understand. Oh, to be 16 again when you knew everything. I don’t understand why Australians are so reactionary. I don’t understand the reverence for the Australian Constitution that the vast majority Australians have never read. It’s a serviceable, extremely dull documentContinue Reading
Indigenous academic Marcia Langton has rejected calls for a second referendum should the Voice fail, instead urging the Albanese government to seriously consider its next steps. Professor Langton, the former co-chair of the Morrison government’s Indigenous voice design advisory group, said there would be “no point” to the watered downContinue Reading
The Coalition is split on what they would take to the next election should the Voice to parliament referendum fail. While neither the Liberals or the Nationals support a Voice to parliament, both support constitutionally enshrined recognition of Indigenous Australians. While Mr Dutton has pledged to legislate local and regionalContinue Reading
Indigenous journalist Ben Abbatangelo says if the Voice referendum failed, it has to “be regenerative for us” and lead to greater change. “Recognising us as peoples, for me, is nothing,” the Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk writer told Monday night’s Q+A panel discussion, broadcast from the Garma Festival in the Northern Territory.Continue Reading
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg says Anthony Albanese must turn his focus towards voters on the fence, or those leaning towards voting no, if the Voice is to succeed. In a speech to Uphold and Recognise – a non-profit organisation committed to both upholding the Constitution and the substantive recognition ofContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back after he was accused of using the Voice to Parliament as a “re-election vanity project”. Less than a day after the official “yes” campaign launch in Adelaide, deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley accused Mr Albanese of using the Voice as a political wedge,Continue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has limited options before him should the referendum on a national Indigenous Voice to Parliament fail, experts say. Mr Albanese’s first promise when he became prime minister last May was to implement – in full – the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for aContinue Reading