Tag: Voice to Parliament referendum
Malarndirri McCarthy is the new Indigenous Affairs minister. She faces an extremely difficult task
After the referendum loss, the government hasn’t had much of a plan for Indigenous Australians. The new minister’s biggest challenge will be making one.
Grattan on Friday: Albanese has made a statement in choosing Sam Mostyn as governor-general, but he could have been bolder
Governor-general designate Sam Mostyn would become the latest punching bag in the culture wars. But how will her Governor-Generalship compare to others past?
The government is well behind on Closing the Gap. This is why we needed a Voice to Parliament
The latest Closing the Gap report reveals just four of the 19 targets are on track to be achieved. It comes after years of failing to give First Nations people a say over their own lives.
Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm
Despite the best of intentions, the prime minister’s determination to take Australians to a referendum on the Voice to Parliament has caused tremendous damage.
How did the media perform on the Voice referendum? Let's talk about truth-telling and impartiality
The “he said/she said” reporting of yesteryear no longer serves a democratic purpose. Media must do better at calling out lies and misinformation.
Explainer: Australia has voted against an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here’s what happened
After a bitterly fought campaign, Australians have voted against an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament by a clear majority.
Voice to Parliament referendum defeated: results at-a-glance
The latest results for the Voice to Parliament Referendum are showing a “no” majority nationally and among the states.
When it comes to Indigenous affairs, Australian voters' opinions are complicated
The decline in support for the Voice after initial strong polling demonstrates settlers are resistant to the idea of Indigenous peoples as a collective subject entitled to a unified Voice.
From Eureka to suffrage to now: a Voice that was 169 years in the making
For decades, women from Munich to Melbourne, from Westminster to Washington, had been campaigning for a voice.
A 'no' win will make it harder for government to tackle Indigenous disadvantage: Albanese
The PM also reconfirmed that if there is a no vote he will not seek to legislate a Voice
New polling shows 'no' voters more likely to see Australia as already divided
Exclusive polling shows that those who see Australia as a divided nation are far more likely to vote “no” than those who see it as united.
How might the First Nations Voice to Parliament referendum affect Australia's international reputation?
A ‘no’ result in the vote could compromise Australia’s moral authority when it seeks to advocate or pressure other states on human rights issues.
The Voice: how do other countries represent Indigenous voices in government?
Despite the claim ‘there is no comparable constitutional body like this anywhere in the world’ many countries have similar institutions to the proposed Voice.
'Government all over us like a rash': the broken service delivery system in remote Aboriginal communities
One interviewee told us: ‘Today our lives are being governed by a bureaucrat who hasn’t seen a Blackfella in their life or haven’t spoken to one.’
State and territory ballots will be counted differently at the Voice referendum – is that fair?
From a legal standpoint, there is a difference between a state and a territory, and for some that justifies giving territory voters less say over changes to the national constitution.