Linda Burney says the Voice would not offer advice about changing Australia Day. Here's what the experts say
1 year, 5 months ago

Linda Burney says the Voice would not offer advice about changing Australia Day. Here's what the experts say

ABC  

CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab recapping the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation. CheckMate June 30, 2023 This week, we tackle Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney's assertion that the proposed Voice to Parliament would not offer advice about Australia Day. It's a detail that has been lost on many of the social media users who have seized upon statements made by Yes campaigners about the January 26 holiday as evidence the Voice would see Australia Day "abolished". A misleading claim that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would "simply legislate the Voice anyway" should the upcoming referendum fail has spread online following his failure to answer questions on the subject earlier this year. Despite a headline published by the Age in January declaring "Albanese keeps door open to legislating Voice if the referendum fails", the prime minister has never said either way whether he would consider such a move, RMIT FactLab has found.

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Voice referendum date to be announced in South Australia next Wednesday
1 year, 4 months ago

Voice referendum date to be announced in South Australia next Wednesday

ABC  

The date for the Voice to Parliament referendum will be announced at an event in Adelaide on Wednesday next week, the Prime Minister's Office has confirmed, as the battle to win voters in key states ramps up. Australians will be asked: "A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and …

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney warns apology boycotters against repeating the same mistakes with the Voice
1 year, 10 months ago

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney warns apology boycotters against repeating the same mistakes with the Voice

ABC  

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has warned those who boycotted the apology to the stolen generations 15 years ago to not repeat the mistakes of the past when it comes to a Voice to Parliament. Key points: Linda Burney says those who walked out on the apology should avoid taking similar actions against the Voice Peter Dutton was the only …

Australia Day date change would have no real impact on Indigenous people, professor warns
1 year, 11 months ago

Australia Day date change would have no real impact on Indigenous people, professor warns

Daily Mail  

Installing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is the thing that will truly have a tangible impact on the lives of Indigenous Australians, not changing the date of Australia Day, an Aboriginal professor has said. Leading Indigenous Voice to Parliament campaigner Megan Davis claimed moving the date would only be 'symbolic' and give people a 'warm and fuzzy notion of reconciliation'. …

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