Can the Voice overcome Australia's history of failed referendums? Anthony Albanese has much at risk — and much to gain
1 year, 10 months ago

Can the Voice overcome Australia's history of failed referendums? Anthony Albanese has much at risk — and much to gain

ABC  

The Australian summer has not been kind to the proposal for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. Photo shows Ian Hamm, Amy McQuire, Roy Ah See First Nations people hold a wide range of views when it comes to the Voice to Parliament – but dissent doesn't necessarily mean division. The "yes" case in that year, which attracted almost 91 per cent of the vote, not only had bipartisan support; it was overwhelmingly understood as the right way to vote if you didn't want Australia to become another South Africa. In 1951, a time of great tension in the Cold War, Labor leader Herbert Vere Evatt managed between July 9 and September 22 to help turn an 80 per cent majority in favour of banning the Communist Party into a narrow "no" majority. "Anyone who got up in the next 20 years at a Labor Party conference and suggested another referendum would have a very short future," concluded Bob Hogg, the ALP national secretary.

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Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic
1 year, 2 months ago

Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation’s constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III, a minister said Thursday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the Voice referendum a top priority for his center-left Labor Party government’s first three-year term when it was elected last year. “Sadly, over the …

Why the Voice referendum failed and what Indigenous Australia wants to happen next
1 year, 2 months ago

Why the Voice referendum failed and what Indigenous Australia wants to happen next

ABC  

As Australians begin to comprehend the defeat of the Indigenous Voice referendum, First Nations people are beginning to feel the collective weight of the decision. Victorian Yes campaigner Marcus Stewart tells ABC News the campaign "struggled with our messaging and it got no cut through". Tasmanian Yes campaigner Rodney Dillon apportions the referendum loss to a "rampant online disinformation" campaign …

Regional Queensland voted strongly against the Voice, so how are voters feeling today?
1 year, 2 months ago

Regional Queensland voted strongly against the Voice, so how are voters feeling today?

ABC  

Regional Queensland has said a firm No to The Voice. "If the First Nations people are saying No, why on earth would we ever vote Yes?" "People are feeling rejected, people feel that nobody cares, people feel that Australia doesn't care," she said through tears. Support for Indigenous Australians Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line 13YARN on 13 …

Australia rejects Indigenous referendum in setback for reconciliation
1 year, 2 months ago

Australia rejects Indigenous referendum in setback for reconciliation

India Today  

Australia on Saturday decisively rejected a proposal to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution, in a major setback to the country's efforts for reconciliation with its First Peoples. Australians had to vote "Yes" or "No" in the referendum, the first in almost a quarter of a century, on the question of whether to alter the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and …

Opinion polls show Australians likely to reject Indigenous Voice to Parliament at referendum
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion polls show Australians likely to reject Indigenous Voice to Parliament at referendum

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australians appear likely to reject the creation of an advocate for the Indigenous population in a referendum outcome that some see as a victory for racism. Two opinion polls published in newspapers on Monday are the latest to show a majority of respondents oppose enshrining in Australia’s constitution an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Human rights lawyer Geoffrey …

Over half of Australians oppose Indigenous advisory panel in constitution: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Over half of Australians oppose Indigenous advisory panel in constitution: Report

India Today  

More than half of Australians would reject the inclusion of an Indigenous advisory panel in the constitution, a newspaper poll showed on Monday, as the government struggles to lift support for the landmark proposal ahead of a vote in about six weeks. The latest newspoll conducted for The Australian newspaper showed support for a "Voice to Parliament", an Indigenous committee …

Australians to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on October 14
1 year, 3 months ago

Australians to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on October 14

The Hindu  

Australians will vote on October 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the nation’s first referendum in a generation. Explained | Australia’s referendum to include an Indigenous ‘Voice’ in its Constitution The referendum would enshrine in the Constitution an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, a collection of advocates aimed at giving the nation’s most …

The Voice referendum could be Australia's date with destiny, and it may never come around again
1 year, 3 months ago

The Voice referendum could be Australia's date with destiny, and it may never come around again

ABC  

Six years ago, while the sun crept up into the crevices of Uluru, millions of Australians woke to what seemed like just another morning in May. Voice to Parliament vote Photo shows Anthony Albanese standing in front of "VOTE YES" branding as he announces the date of the Voice to Parliament referendum The fate of a constitutionally-enshrined Indigenous Voice to …

Australian prime minister will set a referendum date for Indigenous Voice to Parliament
1 year, 3 months ago

Australian prime minister will set a referendum date for Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday he expects public support for creating a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament will grow after he focuses the nation’s minds on the issue by setting a date for Australia’s first referendum in a generation. Albanese will announce on Wednesday a date for a referendum that would enshrine in the constitution …

Anthony Albanese says No campaign is 'underestimating Australians' in lead-up to Voice referendum
1 year, 6 months ago

Anthony Albanese says No campaign is 'underestimating Australians' in lead-up to Voice referendum

ABC  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use a major speech to express his confidence the No campaign in the Voice referendum is "underestimating Australians", who will not "succumb to their appeals to fear". Key points: Federal parliament spent last week debating a bill that will enable the Voice referendum The prime minister says he is confident the No campaign will not …

The Voice referendum is an appeal to the people, not politics, and it needs to rise above Canberra to succeed
1 year, 8 months ago

The Voice referendum is an appeal to the people, not politics, and it needs to rise above Canberra to succeed

ABC  

The eyes of the woman in front of me are brimming with tears. There are two debates: One among Australians about whether the Voice goes too far, the other amongst First Nations people about whether it goes far enough. Many First Nations people wonder why shouldn't the Voice have full recourse to the law? The Albanese government has committed to …

After Queen Elizabeth II's death, Australia is talking about a republic again. How could it be achieved?
2 years, 3 months ago

After Queen Elizabeth II's death, Australia is talking about a republic again. How could it be achieved?

ABC  

The passage of the proposed referendum on a Voice to Parliament could be a necessary, albeit not a sufficient, condition for Australia to become a republic in the next few years. On the other hand, a win for the Voice would create momentum for a republic referendum, ending the perception that constitutional change has become almost impossible. Today, the republic …

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