Tag: constitution
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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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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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Will the Voice add race to the Constitution? part 2
Last week I wrote about why I don’t think the Voice will be adding any rights or duties based on race: because it’s actually based on who was here first. Some people can only think of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in terms of their race, and that’s sad. But it’s not what’s happening with…
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Is there enough detail?
If you’ve spent 5 minutes talking about the Voice with a group, you’ll have heard someone say that there’s not enough detail to vote on. And that’s both true and false. Is there enough detail to put an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament in the Australian Constitution? Yep. Is there enough detail…
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What will we vote on in the referendum?
When we go to vote in the referendum, we’ll get a ballot form with a description of some changes to the Constitution, and a question: Do you agree with these changes? The changes that Prime Minister Albanese has put forward are…
Yes to the Voice 