The federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has launched his strongest attack yet against changing Australia’s Constitution to entrench Indigenous interests. Dutton said the Indigenous Voice to Parliament would take Australia “backwards not forwards” and called it “regressive, not progressive.” “It should be very clear to Australians by now that the prime minister is dividing our…
Opposition Cites Orwell’s Animal Farm in Latest Criticism of The Voice
May 22, 2023
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Victorian Bar Accused of Interfering with Democratic Process Ahead of Voice Referendum
Victorian lawyers who have concerns with the Victorian Bar’s vote to have a position on the upcoming Voice referendum say the process interferes with the democratic process. This follows concerns from a Victorian barrister who has said that lawyers who publicly oppose the Voice risk damaging their careers. The Victorian Bar’s 2200 members will vote…
IN-DEPTH: The Voice Is Not About Kindness, It Is About Communism: Albanian Expats Warn
May 17, 2023
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Two expatriates from the former communist state of Albania have issued a stark warning about a contentious proposal to change the Australian Constitution to further entrench Indigenous interests. “As soon as we heard from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about The Voice, we got flashbacks to our lives under socialism in our country of origin Albania,”…
Pfizer Throws Support Behind Changing Australia’s Constitution
May 12, 2023
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is backing the contentious Indigenous Voice to Parliament to change Australia’s Constitution to better reflect Aboriginal interests. Pfizer is the latest corporate entity to throw its support behind the proposal that will set up an almost-parallel layer of government exclusively for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Anne Harris, managing director of Pfizer…
The Yes Vote Argument Misses the Mark
Commentary On May 2, The Epoch Times published an opinion piece entitled “Yes Is for Bringing Australia Together and Moving Forward.” The article argues that opponents of The Voice claim that the proposed entrenchment of The Voice in the Constitution repudiates “a central tenet of liberalism—the idea that we should be treated equally.” The article’s author…
Humanity Comes Before Identity
Commentary Somebody gave me a DNA test for Christmas. I duly provided the saliva, and my results have just come back. People have often told me that my name is typically English. Well, maybe that’s true, but it turned out that I’ve got almost no English DNA at all—I am, in fact, predominantly Irish and…
Yes Is for Bringing Australia Together and Moving Forward
Commentary Through the Uluru Statement from the Heart, Indigenous Australian communities forged the first ever national consensus on how they want to be constitutionally recognised—they asked for a constitutionally guaranteed Voice in their affairs. Not a veto, just a better say in decisions impacting their communities. This was a simple yet profound request. It was…
The Voice Is so Divisive That Even Those on the Same Side Aren’t on One Page
Commentary A voice that speaks out of both sides of its mouth is not to be trusted. And so it is with The Voice proposal on which we will need to cast a vote later this year. Having been promised that this is a move to unite us, we see The Voice dividing our community….
The Winning Price for the Coalition’s ‘Voice’ Campaign
Commentary The Price is Right was a popular TV show capturing the attention and following of many Australian viewers. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton correctly believes that in today’s political world, his Price is also right, and in turn, will attract the vote of many Australian electors for the centre-right Liberal-National Coalition and against “The Voice.”…
The Winning Price for the Coalition’s Voice
Commentary The Price is Right was a popular TV show capturing the attention and following of many Australian viewers. Opposition leader Peter Dutton correctly believes that in today’s political world, his Price is also right, and in turn, will attract the following of many Australian electors for the Coalition and against “The Voice.” Senator Jacinta…
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