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My Yes for a Voice To Parliament
Let’s have a conversation without the repetition
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What happens if Yes wins?
If Yes wins, our Constitution will be updated and we’ll start the work of drafting legislation for the Voice. A lot of people have said what’d they’d do, let’s get into it. The government will have a First Nations Voice Working Group to help them draft the legislation for the Voice. The Uluru Statement group…
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What happens if No wins?
Nothing much will change. Different people and groups have talked about their plans, so I’ll describe those below. But it’s going to be more of the same, except that a lot of Indigenous people are going to be disheartened. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has said that if No wins, he’ll hold a second referendum that’s…
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What about the Progressive No voters?
When I started this blog, I promised I’d look into what’s been called the Progressive No. This is the group of voters who say the Voice doesn’t go far enough. I’ve found it the most complex part of this debate to understand. Ever since the first British colonisers showed up and started taking land, there…
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Links for week 6
Sorry this is a bit later than usual, I’ve had a lot going on! Polls show the Yes vote is gaining ground. But is it enough? Remember that the only poll that counts is the one on Saturday 14th! Last week the news was that some prominent people in the Progressive No group were changing…
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How do other countries include Indigenous people?
Australia isn’t the only place with Indigenous people who need political representation. Let’s take a look at how other places around the world are managing this issue. All the other Commonwealth countries (meaning: places that got invaded and colonised by Britain) have some type of treaty with their Indigenous peoples. Australia is the only one…
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How much will the Voice cost to run?
A fair bit, but not as much as some of the numbers the No campaign is throwing around. Let’s compare it to some other spending by our government. I made a graph for this one! According to Parliament’s October 2023 Budget Review, there’s been $83 million budgeted to spend on the referendum itself. We don’t…
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Why can’t we just do constitutional recognition?
This was an option for a few years, and people are asking why it’s off the table now. When I looked into it, there was a short answer and a long answer to this question. The short answer is that most Indigenous people don’t want to have just a symbolic mention in the Constitution. It…
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Links from week 5
The Yes vote is down in the polling, but some of the progressive Indigenous No voters have switched to Yes this week. Clive Palmer is launching a big ad campaign against the Voice. He’s focusing on South Australia and Queensland. I’m guessing he’s not bothering with WA because he knows he’s not popular over here…
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What’s in it for me?
Or for anyone who isn’t Indigenous? Will there be any benefit to us from the Voice? Personally, I don’t need to get anything from the Voice. I’m okay with doing something just because it’s the right thing to do, not because it’ll help me in some way. But I do actually think the Voice will…
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Why can’t we just legislate a Voice?
I’ve seen a bunch of people asking why we can’t just pass a bill in Parliament creating the Voice, and then if it works well we could put it in the Constitution. It’s a good question! I wanted to know the answer: it turns out that we already tried that. And each time we did,…
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