Voicing concerns about lasting constitutional change
A legislated Indigenous voice should not be considered a failure by the Albanese government but potentially be on the list of options.
Indigenous Voice To Parliament
Major issues eclipse debate over proposed voice
The Albanese government is in danger of repeating history by failing to explain the ramifications of the changes.
Row over stricken boat says something about voice debate
One reader asks: Is this an attitude that we might expect should the Yes option win?
Wake-up call may come too late for business leaders
Backing and funding the Yes campaign for the Indigenous voice suggests they have lost focus on working for their shareholders.
PM must take voters into his confidence on the voice
Unless the government and in particular its main voice champion, the Prime Minister, clarify the obscurities, then the referendum is doomed to failure.
Indigenous voice to parliament will succeed but is based on a ‘delusion’
An Indigenous voice to parliament will fail to represent the diverse views of Aboriginal Australians or improve conditions, the architect of the Northern Territory intervention, Mal Brough, has warned.
Voice momentum grows but many questions remain
And those seeking answers should not be shut out and dismissed as racists.
We must debate the voice, but make sure we keep it logical
The closing the gap problem needs to be tackled at grassroots, not in Canberra.
First racial stones in voice debate thrown by the Yes camp
In raising the spectre of eugenics, Marcia Langton goes for the jugular against a Celtic Walpiri woman who happens to be a No vote supporter.
Kenny’s valiant voice argument to come up against reality of human nature
First Nations people have and should always have a special place in Australia.
There is more to the voice than just symbolic power
An examination of details of the proposal finds much devil in it.
Binary approach makes debate over the voice difficult
And a stumbling block for non-Indigenous Australians is that the vast bulk of them don’t have Indigenous friends.
Questions to answer for a successful Yes vote for the voice
Referendum supporters need to satisfy voter concerns about whether a voice to parliament will improve the lives of Indigenous Australians in remote communities.
‘I will make it work,’ voice critic vows
Warren Mundine, an outspoken critic of the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament, says he would actively support the concept if next year’s referendum is passed.
In modern Australia, parliament should reflect us all
Our parliament is currently representative of us all, let us not change what is not broken.
Scarce details make support for voice proposal difficult
The Constitution derives its legitimacy from the people so they must be fully informed.
Vote no to keep treating all Australians the same
in 1967 Australians voted vehemently yes to a Constitution that treated all Australians the same. Now the voice advocates want us to repeal that democratic decision and treat some Australians differently.
Nation must cast off the long shadow of past polls
Let’s not fear failure but feel confident in our ability to conduct a passionate yet civil debate on the Indigenous voice.
Voice uniting rivals highlights need to err on side of caution
There may be some common ground in the wake of the Uluru statement but it seems unanimity is a vain hope.
Indigenous, Greens plot No case on voice
Conservative Aboriginal leaders and Greens hold talks over their opposition to a referendum on an Indigenous voice.
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