Opinion
Downward envy and the politics of robo-debt and the Voice
Welfare bashing and scare stories about the Indigenous Voice have their roots in the same populist appeal, and the same basic failures of practical government.
Laura TingleColumnistA leaflet appeared in letterboxes in suburban Melbourne in recent days. It has no official authorisation, or signatories, but it is telling recipients why they need to “Vote no to the Voice”.
While we have heard questions or objections from the No case on constitutional grounds, legislative grounds, and process grounds – some of which have been quite reasonable questions – the significance of this leaflet is that it jumps the shark straight to the issue of money.
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