Category: Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Indigenous Minister Rules Out Debate on Changing Australia’s Constitution

Australia’s Indigenous Minister Linda Burney has ruled out an offer to debate her opposition counterpart Jacinta Nampijinpa Price surrounding Labor’s proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Burney claimed such a debate would be a fruitless attempt by the Liberal-National Coalition to spur uncertainty and division around the upcoming referendum. “This is about Australians, not politicians. It’s…


Meta Vows to Deal With ‘Hate Speech’ in Upcoming Vote on Changing Australia’s Constitution

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta (formerly Facebook) will provide a “one-off funding boost” to third-party fact-checkers in the lead-up to a national referendum on whether to change the Australian Constitution. The tech giant will work with RMIT CrossCheck to monitor “misinformation trends” leading up to the contentious Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal, and will share guidance on…


Videos Expose Communist Influence Behind Bid to Change Australia’s Constitution

The underlying communist influence behind a proposal to change Australia’s Constitution continues to come to light. The campaign group against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Advance Australia, has uncovered videos of Teela Reid, a member of The Voice referendum working group, praising the Communist Party of Australia for fighting “with and beside” Aboriginals for land rights….


Dispute Breaks Out Over Which Indigenous Group Has the Right to Conduct Traditional Ceremony

Two Aboriginal men have clashed over which clan had the right to hold a traditional Indigenous smoking ceremony at the opening of a major highway in Western Australia. The incident comes as Australians prepare to vote on a national referendum on whether to change the country’s Constitution to include greater recognition of Aboriginal interests. On…


The Voice Proponents, Australian Universities Should Heed U.S. Supreme Court Race Ruling

Commentary The United States Supreme Court has rendered an important decision on race-based admissions to colleges and universities which, at least indirectly, is relevant to Australia’s debate on the proposed entrenchment of The Voice in the Constitution and necessitates a reflection on Australia’s university admission policies. On June 29, the Supreme Court decisively banned race-based…


Advocates of Changing Australia’s Constitution Should Heed the US Supreme Court’s Race Ruling

Commentary The United States Supreme Court has rendered an important decision on race-based admissions to colleges and universities which, at least indirectly, is relevant to Australia’s debate on the proposed entrenchment of The Voice in the Constitution and necessitates a reflection on Australia’s university admission policies. On June 29, the Supreme Court decisively banned race-based…


Delaying State ‘Voice’ Aimed at Protecting Plans to Change Australia’s Constitution: Think Tank

South Australia’s decision to delay its Voice to Parliament is a “cynical ploy” to stop the public from understanding the full implications of changing the country’s Constitution, says the Institute of Public Affairs. The free-market think tank’s comments come after South Australia’s Labor government announced it would delay elections for its state-level First Nations Voice…


Delaying South Australia’s ‘Voice’ Aimed at Protecting Proposed Change to Australia’s Constitution: Think Tank

South Australia’s decision to delay its Voice to Parliament is a “cynical ploy” to stop the public from understanding the full implications of changing the country’s Constitution, says the Institute of Public Affairs. The free-market think tank’s comments come after South Australia’s Labor government announced it would delay elections for its state-level First Nations Voice…


‘Lack Backbone’: Liberal Leader on Corporates Backing ‘Yes’ Vote

The opposition leader has lashed out at Australian mining giants and other big companies for donating to the ‘yes’ campaign in support of the Indigenous voice to parliament. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said many big companies “lacked a significant backbone” when it came to the upcoming referendum. “There are a lot of people who are…


Indigenous Minister Says Changing Constitution Is Not About a ‘Culture War’

Australia’s Indigenous Minister Linda Burney has been forced to reassure voters that a contentious change to the country’s Constitution will not result in wide powers being used to affect everyday people’s lives. The Labor minister faced probing questions over the extent of power an Indigenous advisory body to parliament will receive if a national referendum…