Albanese is facing the bigger challenge, but this week's referendum debate may have left Dutton a little nervous
1 year, 9 months ago

Albanese is facing the bigger challenge, but this week's referendum debate may have left Dutton a little nervous

ABC  

The "referendum machinery" bill was meant to be the easy one. Understandably, there's far more focus right now on the prime minister's difficulty in landing the final wording of the Voice proposal — which was finally announced on Thursday — than the back-and-forth over the "referendum machinery" bill. Ahead of a meeting with the prime minister last night, Working Group spokesperson Professor Megan Davis gave little away other than to say they were "so close" to finalising their recommendation to the government. Loading This week's debate a warm up After weeks of demanding the machinery bill include public funding for both "yes" and "no" campaigns in any referendum, Dutton staged a quiet retreat this week. At the main media event, the assembled group held an Australian flag as the senator railed against the Voice being "an elite movement" that will "siphon taxpayer funds" and pursue "ulterior motives".

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Failed Voice to Parliament referendum continues to overshadow Anthony Albanese's term one year on
2 months, 1 week ago

Failed Voice to Parliament referendum continues to overshadow Anthony Albanese's term one year on

ABC  

When Anthony Albanese officially launched his election campaign in Perth on May Day 2022, most of the focus fell on promises to deliver low-cost housing, cheaper medicines, sovereign manufacturing and electric vehicles. Standing before a banner declaring "A Better Future", Albanese vowed there would be "no one held back, no-one left behind" under his government. "The Voice is the battle …

Anthony Albanese paid a political price for the Voice failure. Linda Burney explains why a delay was never considered
2 months, 1 week ago

Anthony Albanese paid a political price for the Voice failure. Linda Burney explains why a delay was never considered

ABC  

On the first anniversary of the failed referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, the minister responsible for delivering the vote wants to set the record straight. Burney says the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, made a decision to follow the advice of Indigenous leadership even when political bipartisanship had failed. Pearson labelled former social justice commissioner Mick Gooda a "bedwetter" …

Albanese backs down on decision to exclude LGBT question from next census after Labor MPs revolt
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Albanese backs down on decision to exclude LGBT question from next census after Labor MPs revolt

ABC  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a new question on sexuality will be tested for the next census, overturning a decision earlier this week not to add a question to include LGBT Australians in the national survey. Six Labor MPs spoke out against the decision to the ABC, saying including a question told the LGBT community "you count and you matter", …

The Albanese government's upcoming Closing the Gap implementation plan will test its muscle in Indigenous policy
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Albanese government's upcoming Closing the Gap implementation plan will test its muscle in Indigenous policy

ABC  

When Anthony Albanese is asked what his government's Indigenous affairs policy is after the referendum's failure, his response boils down to: watch this space. Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says Tuesday's statement will "commit to new actions that focus on making a practical difference". This week's blunt report from the Productivity Commission on the 2020 National Agreement on Closing …

Anthony Albanese warned not to neglect the cost-of-living crisis if he wants to avoid the same fate of his New Zealand Labour counterparts who suffered a crushing defeat on Saturday
1 year, 2 months ago

Anthony Albanese warned not to neglect the cost-of-living crisis if he wants to avoid the same fate of his New Zealand Labour counterparts who suffered a crushing defeat on Saturday

Daily Mail  

While Anthony Albanese choked back tears last Saturday night as he conceded the crushing defeat of his Voice to Parliament, a very different kind of political address was taking place across the ditch in New Zealand. Christopher Luxon, 53, a former high-flying executive, is New Zealand's new Prime Minister His victory came just hours before Anthony Albanese joked back tears …

Voice referendum results LIVE: Tearful Anthony Albanese breaks his silence as Australia votes No in EVERY state - as Yes campaigners slam 'misinformation' and declare week of mourning
1 year, 2 months ago

Voice referendum results LIVE: Tearful Anthony Albanese breaks his silence as Australia votes No in EVERY state - as Yes campaigners slam 'misinformation' and declare week of mourning

Daily Mail  

Australia has voted No to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament - with every single state rejecting the proposal and only the ACT voting Yes. ABC election guru Antony Green first called Tasmania for the No camp shortly after 7pm AEST, followed by New South Wales about 7.15pm and South Australia about 7.25pm. Devastated leading Yes campaigners Thomas Mayo and Dean …

Prime minister pitching Yes in Tasmania, No camp visits South Australia as Voice debate ramps up
1 year, 3 months ago

Prime minister pitching Yes in Tasmania, No camp visits South Australia as Voice debate ramps up

ABC  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will spend the first full day of the Voice to Parliament referendum campaign since setting the date for the poll in Tasmania, as leading No advocates travel to South Australia, with both states expected to be key in determining the outcome of the vote. Key points: Australians will vote on whether to enshrine the Voice to …

Anthony Albanese 'convinced' Tasmania will back Voice, hitting Hobart in first full campaign day
1 year, 3 months ago

Anthony Albanese 'convinced' Tasmania will back Voice, hitting Hobart in first full campaign day

ABC  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is convinced Tasmania will vote in favour of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, as he tours Hobart on the first full day of campaigning on the upcoming referendum. Key points: The prime minister is spending the first full Voice campaign day in Tasmania No campaign leaders have left Tasmania to campaign in …

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 …

Linda Burney fills the Voice’s in-tray, as the government battles to stop slide in Yes vote
1 year, 5 months ago

Linda Burney fills the Voice’s in-tray, as the government battles to stop slide in Yes vote

ABC  

In a change of government tactics, Linda Burney this week deployed a sheet anchor to tie the Voice to practical outcomes. Earlier, the government was putting much faith in "the vibe" to carry the Voice – a general appeal to righting the wrongs of the past and giving Indigenous people the opportunity to be heard. "Bringing the priorities of local …

Peter Dutton calls for Voice referendum to be abandoned if government isn't confident of success
1 year, 6 months ago

Peter Dutton calls for Voice referendum to be abandoned if government isn't confident of success

ABC  

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has warned the federal government it should abandon the Voice to Parliament referendum if it is unconvinced the "Yes" campaign will succeed. Key points: Dutton says the referendum should not proceed if there's a chance the 'Yes' vote will fail He warns that reconciliation will be harmed if the Voice does not gain support The prime …

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 …

Peter Dutton's 'resounding No' sets up a clear and partisan divide on the Voice to Parliament
1 year, 8 months ago

Peter Dutton's 'resounding No' sets up a clear and partisan divide on the Voice to Parliament

ABC  

Peter Dutton's declaration of the Liberal Party's position of "No" to a Voice to Parliament was simple and complicated all at once. Voice to Parliament explainer Photo shows Anthony Albanese and Referendum Working Group members stand behind lecterns to announce the proposed Voice to Parliament wording The proposed wording of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum question has been announced, …

Bill to trigger Voice referendum introduced to parliament
1 year, 8 months ago

Bill to trigger Voice referendum introduced to parliament

ABC  

A bill that would trigger the referendum on whether to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament has been introduced into the lower house. Voice referendum question announced Photo shows Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emotional when announcing question on the Voice referendum Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reveals proposed question Australians will be asked at the Indigenous …

The Voice debate turned a corner this week but it's splintered into so many shards that confuse and dazzle
1 year, 9 months ago

The Voice debate turned a corner this week but it's splintered into so many shards that confuse and dazzle

ABC  

There aren't a lot of moments in the long history of Indigenous affairs when there is any sense of breakthrough, of arrival: a sense that agreement of some sort, and progress, is possible. Former Western Australian Indigenous Labor treasurer and Aboriginal affairs minister Ben Wyatt summed up one of those moments well when he wrote in The Australian on Friday …

Inside the late night meetings that came to define Anthony Albanese's Voice referendum gamble
1 year, 9 months ago

Inside the late night meetings that came to define Anthony Albanese's Voice referendum gamble

ABC  

Anthony Albanese has judged that moral persuasion will trump any nagging concerns about the prospect of High Court challenges to decisions made without consultation with the Voice. Voice referendum question announced Photo shows Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emotional when announcing question on the Voice referendum Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reveals proposed question Australians will be asked at the Indigenous …

How will WA's vast landscape and wide array of Indigenous viewpoints affect how it votes in Voice referendum?
1 year, 9 months ago

How will WA's vast landscape and wide array of Indigenous viewpoints affect how it votes in Voice referendum?

ABC  

Western Australia's vastness, the variety of different Aboriginal views and experiences of entrenched disadvantage are likely to shape the state's coming vote on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Key points: Western Australia's leaders have differing opinions on the Voice referendum Some believe it will help unite Indigenous and non-Indigenous people Others believe it will offer little practical benefit to Indigenous …

Legal experts worry the words 'executive government' could lead to Voice referendum court battles
1 year, 9 months ago

Legal experts worry the words 'executive government' could lead to Voice referendum court battles

ABC  

Constitutional lawyers remain divided over the potential for the Voice to Parliament to lead to government decisions being caught in a quagmire of High Court legal challenges. Key points: The inclusion of "executive government" for the proposed constitutional amendment has prompted concerns An expert says the current draft constitutional amendment leaves room for the "No" campaign to capitalise on uncertainty …

Australian PM reveals next steps on Indigenous referendum
1 year, 9 months ago

Australian PM reveals next steps on Indigenous referendum

The Hindu  

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fought back tears on Thursday as he revealed the question the government wants to put to a vote in a proposed federal referendum to constitutionally recognize Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. "For many.this moment has been a very long time in the making," Mr. Albanese said, standing alongside several Indigenous leaders. The main opposition …

Voice to Parliament referendum question and constitutional amendment announced
1 year, 9 months ago

Voice to Parliament referendum question and constitutional amendment announced

ABC  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the proposed question Australians will be asked at this year's referendum and the draft constitutional amendment that would enable an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Key points: The government will introduce legislation with the question wording to parliament next week It will be voted on by the parliament in June The wording is broadly in …

Anthony Albanese pushes the button on the Voice referendum, as the anti-trans rights tour comes to Canberra
1 year, 9 months ago

Anthony Albanese pushes the button on the Voice referendum, as the anti-trans rights tour comes to Canberra

ABC  

Eight years have passed since then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and opposition leader Bill Shorten jointly set up a Referendum Council to consider recognising Indigenous Australians in our Constitution. And the campaign for constitutional recognition foundered again, as it so often has over so many years, for reasons varying from "referendums are hard" to "something else came up" to "we …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament question wording — as it happened
1 year, 9 months ago

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament question wording — as it happened

ABC  

Liberal leader Peter Dutton asked for questions about other topics, but was asked by one journalist how he felt seeing Indigenous women crying during the PM's press conference. "I've seen Indigenous women crying in the meeting I've gone to and it's heartbreaking to see the situation in Alice Springs, it's heartbreaking to see a young person killed in Darwin. "I …

Negotiations for Voice to Parliament referendum wording near end, as Liberals mull support for machinery bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Negotiations for Voice to Parliament referendum wording near end, as Liberals mull support for machinery bill

ABC  

Legislation governing the operation of this year's Voice to Parliament referendum appears likely to pass the Senate with Coalition backing, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tells his party bipartisanship is key to the referendum's success. Key points: The federal opposition is expected to support the Referendum Amendment Bill after securing a deal on pamphlets Meanwhile, the government has agreed to …

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum will fail without more detail
1 year, 11 months ago

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum will fail without more detail

ABC  

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is "treating people like mugs" over a lack of information on the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Key points: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has told the prime minister the Voice will fail without more detail Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he "still hasn't seen" the open letter from Mr Dutton …

Testy moment Anthony Albanese blows up at reporter over republic question
2 years, 3 months ago

Testy moment Anthony Albanese blows up at reporter over republic question

Daily Mail  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has erupted at a journalist who asked him about the timing of a referendum for Australia to become a republic. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese blew up at a journalist for asking about a republic referendum when he has made it 'pretty clear' an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is his priority this term 'Could I clarify, is …

Prime minister Anthony Albanese on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament as referendum is considered
2 years, 4 months ago

Prime minister Anthony Albanese on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament as referendum is considered

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese has revealed the proposed question he will put to Australians for a historic referendum on the introduction of an Indigenous Voice to parliament. Anthony Albanese said this weekend the question posed in a referendum would need to be simple Poll Should the Australian Constitution be amended to include an Indigenous Voice to Parliament? Mr Albanese recommended adding three …

Anthony Albanese recommends changes to constitution to make Indigenous Voice in Parliament
2 years, 4 months ago

Anthony Albanese recommends changes to constitution to make Indigenous Voice in Parliament

Daily Mail  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has recommended changes to the Constitution as Australia takes historic steps towards an Indigenous voice to parliament. Three sentences would be added to the constitution with the first one reading: 'There shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has recommended changes to the constitution as …

Debate over Indigenous Voice to Parliament may define Anthony Albanese's government
2 years, 7 months ago

Debate over Indigenous Voice to Parliament may define Anthony Albanese's government

ABC  

First Nations people are accustomed to being left at the back of the queue during election campaigns, which typically shrug off the shameful inequalities experienced by so many Indigenous voters. So it was a notable shift to hear incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese open his victory speech with what he spelled out as a key ambition — creating an Indigenous …

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