Arrente woman Celeste Liddle believes that fear is winning the day in the Voice referendum discussion聽and that a process of truth-telling first could have achieved a different result. Pip Hinman and Ruth Heymann report.
Voice to parliament
Sam Wainwright told Alex Bainbridge聽while the official Yes and official No campaigns for the Voice to Parliament referendum are based on conservative agendas, the demoralisation that would flow from a No victory聽outweighs the limitations聽of the Voice.
Wangerriburra and Birri Gubba activist Sam Woripa Watson told 91自拍论坛's Alex Bainbridge that left-wing people should vote against the Voice.
Friends of the Earth聽has come to the decision that it does聽does not feel comfortable to add its weight to either the 鈥淵es鈥 or Blak/progressive 鈥淣o鈥 campaigns.
A聽group of former judges, who make up聽The Australia Institute鈥檚 National Integrity Committee,聽issued an open letter to the Australian public calling for support for the Voice to Parliament, reports Kerry Smith.
First Nations activists supporting the progressive No case say Labor could make聽practical reforms now, without a referendum. 笔别迟别谤听叠辞测濒别 argues that, regardless of the referendum outcome, the struggle聽for First Nations鈥 justice will have to continue.
Long-term activist Menang woman Megan Krakouer first opposed the Voice, but has now decided to support it. She spoke to聽Sam Wainwright about why.
One of the concerns of First Nations activists in the progressive No camp is that the聽Voice聽will not be truly representative. They have reason for concern, argues Peter Boyle.
The No campaign opposes the聽movement for First Nations sovereignty and a genuine, continent-wide, Treaty process. But the Yes campaign聽politically surrenders聽to the right on this core issue,聽argues Peter Boyle.
鈥淪omething that pretends to be a great change, but provides none, is not a step in the right direction鈥, argues the聽Blak Sovereign聽Movement.
We need to get our land back, get every kid out of the prison system and聽end聽Black deaths in custody. Don鈥檛 you think I鈥檇 be saying 鈥淵es鈥 if this powerless body had a say in any of those things?聽Djab Wurrung Gunnai Gunditjmara Senator Lidia Thorpe explains her opposition to the Voice to Parliament.
The Voice to Parliament bill has passed and Australians will vote on enshrining a Voice in the Constitution in the next six months. Pip Hinman reports.
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