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Peter Dutton walks back offer of second referendum after voice poll
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/16/peter-dutton-second-referendum-australian-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-poll

<sarcasm> I am so surprised that Dutton backflipped on his offer for a second Voice referendum. </sarcasm>

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A STATEMENT FROM INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS WHO SUPPORTED THE VOICE REFERENDUM

A Week of Silence for the Voice

This statement comes from Rachel Perkins, respected Arrernte & Kalkadoon woman, and co-chair of Yes23.

https://www.instagram.com/rachelperkinsau/

https://www.yes23.com.au/

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Beyond No, here’s what we know about the Voice results
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-15/voice-results-explained-map/102978520

This article has some interesting data visualisations that show how people voted in the Referendum. These factors stand-out strongly:
- City vs rural
- Educational level
- Age
- Income

Curiously, the societal divisions on these maps are that same as last time there was a referendum, nearly a generation ago.

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There's a lot of pre-polling talk that Australia will vote "No" in the Voice referendum. That makes me worry about what could happen, and about how it will shape how our nearly-entirely-white government will talk with Indigenous people in the future. If Australia votes "No", it will be a wasted opportunity.

What are we really voting on? The screenshot here is from the AEC website, and it shows the full wording change: https://www.aec.gov.au/referendums/learn/the-question.html
The photo next to it is a close-up of the ballot paper with very simplified wording.

Look at the ballot paper. It's worded in a vague way. There's no mention of the actual changes to the constitution. They could have done that, but they chose not to. This was no accident. This was a deliberate decision because Dutton wanted to create uncertainty in people's minds.

You may recall that Albo and Dutton did a lot of haggling over the wording of the changes to the constitution and possibly the voting form. It was not a requirement that Dutton got such a strong say in things; it was more of a conciliatory move by Albo who was new to being PM at the time and wanted to appear even-handed but ended-up being a walkover. It was a mistake to give Dutton that latitude, and Albo should have known him well enough to see he wasn't arguing in good faith.

For the last few months, Dutton's vague and suggestive referendum messaging to the public has been a Rorschach Test where voters can squint at Dutton's verbal inkblot and see their own uncertainties, fears, phobias, resentments, prejudices, and racism, and thus lead themself to the conclusion to vote "No".

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Using my one small voice in the hope that it gives power to the Voice.

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I would like to have some more First Nations Australians voices on my feed, if anyone has any recommendations I would love to hear them, particularly queer folks, academics and artists ​:shinx_happy:​

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I would like to have some more First Nations Australians voices on my feed, if anyone has any recommendations I would love to hear them, particularly queer folks, academics and artists ​:shinx_happy:​

#indigenousaustralians #firstnationsaustralia #firstnationspeople #firstnations #indigenousvoicetoparliament

Senator Lidia Thorpe quits Greens party to pursue black sovereignty
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/06/senator-lidia-thorpe-to-quit-australian-greens-party-independent-black-sovereignty-indigenous-voice-to-parliament

I think this move is a good thing for Senator Lidia Thorpe and for the Greens.
She'll be more free to speak her mind about Indigenous issues, and the party won't be walking into yet another "Perfect is the enemy of good" scenario.

In my opinion, the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament is an excellent idea, and will help to raise discussion and awareness of Indigenous issues and rights. We don't know all the details yet, and it may not be perfect at first, but I think it's a great step in the right direction.

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Mainstream Australia needs to unite behind Indigenous Australia and #VoteYes for an #IndigenousVoiceToParliament

Those who regularly appear on Sky After Dark are not the voice of Indigenous - they represent themselves, and perhaps Gina - #VoteYes

Highly recommend this Noel Pearson interview on the National’s opposition to the Indigenous voice to parliament.
Cut through language from Pearson
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#auspol

https://abclisten.page.link/cpaspZnNKotF75ey9