Category Archives: First the Voice then the treaty

The Voice

In Defence of the Narrative, Facebook Stands Ready David Barton A Melbourne businessman, Phillip Mobbs, who is opposed to the Voice, decided to launch his own Facebook and web pages, which he called Constitutional Equality. Mr Mobbs was spending substantial amounts, up to $2,000 a week, “boosting” his Facebook posts to attract as many eyesContinue reading “The Voice”

The Voice

In Praise of Division and Hard-Ball Politics Peter Smith Frequent contributor Marcia Langton is a gift that keeps on giving for the ‘No’ case, even when she claims to have been misreported. She is hardly alone among Aboriginal ‘Yes’ advocates. However, if you really want a gift that keeps on giving, watch Chris Kenny wranglingContinue reading “The Voice”

Tense moment between The Project’s Waleed Aly and Penny Wong as referendum date drops

There was a tense moment between The Project’s Waleed Aly and Senator Penny Wong on Wednesday as support for the Voice referendum plunges. 3 min read August 31, 2023 – 11:20AM National Don’t miss out on the headlines from National. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Project co-host Waleed Aly and LaborContinue reading “Tense moment between The Project’s Waleed Aly and Penny Wong as referendum date drops”

Successful No vote against the Indigenous voice to parliament would be a victory for democracy

Successful No vote against the Indigenous voice to parliament would be a victory for democracy Greg Sheridan The Australian August 29, 2023If Australians vote No in the voice referendum it will constitute the most magnificent, heartfelt, courageous and supremely democratic act of independence and national pride in our modern political history. Voting No in theContinue reading “Successful No vote against the Indigenous voice to parliament would be a victory for democracy”

Will the Voice lead to ‘reparations’? Voters want straight answers

Mark Humphery-Jenner Flat White Getty Images Mark Humphery-Jenner 15 August 2023 5:30 AM The Voice has lost support in recent polls. Newspoll shows that support has fallen below 50 per cent in every state. Redbridge shows that 56 per cent of Australians intend to vote ‘no’. Even the Guardian/Essential poll now shows that ‘no’ is ahead. The ‘yes’ campaignContinue reading “Will the Voice lead to ‘reparations’? Voters want straight answers”

The Voice’s power play

David Phillips Flat White Getty Images David Phillips 24 August 2023 5:30 AM Later this year, Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum to add a new chapter to the Australian Constitution for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the executive government. Our Constitution is an extraordinary document. It is one of theContinue reading “The Voice’s power play”

Indigenous bureaucracies keep the gap alive

Lincoln Brown Flat White Getty Images Lincoln Brown 21 August 2023 4:30 AM While reading Thomas Mayo and Kerry O’Brien’s The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the detail you need, I was reminded of a quote by Ronald Reagan: ‘The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here toContinue reading “Indigenous bureaucracies keep the gap alive”

Rowan Dean: Government doesn’t work and can’t close ‘the gap’

Rowan Dean Flat White Getty Images Rowan Dean 22 August 2023 4:00 AM Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may not have had time to read the fine print of the Uluru Statement from the Heart on what his precious Voice to Parliament is supposed to achieve, such as an unspecified percentage of GDP going to payContinue reading “Rowan Dean: Government doesn’t work and can’t close ‘the gap’”

Albonocchio: Albanese struggles with truth-telling

Mark Powell Flat White Original artwork by Ben Davis Mark Powell 22 August 2023 4:30 AM Anthony Albanese seems to be struggling with the concept of truth-telling, at least when it comes to the topic of The Voice… The Prime Minister firstly spoke from what Rowan Dean referred to as ‘both sides of his mouth’,Continue reading “Albonocchio: Albanese struggles with truth-telling”

The death of democracy? Victoria’s hush-hush Indigenous agreements

Beverley McArthur Flat White Getty Images Beverley McArthur 17 August 2023 6:00 AM Australians are being asked to open their hearts – to be generous – to vote ‘Yes’ to something greater than they can imagine. For imagine they shall, as the detail in the Voice is not there. Instead, we can look elsewhere forContinue reading “The death of democracy? Victoria’s hush-hush Indigenous agreements”

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

on behalf of FAIR AUSTRALIA  I bet when Albo finds out what has happened in the Bungle Bungle national  park he will be thinking out loud, the caravan  park purchased by Twiggy &  Nicola Forrest has not opened this dry season due to delays by the  traditional owners, they formed a corporation late last yearContinue reading “Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price”

The meaning of treaty, rejection of unity, and a two-state system

Flat White John Andriano Getty Images John Andriano 6 June 2023 4:00 AM Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia are in the midst of signing treaties with Aboriginal bodies and the other states of Australia are likely to follow very soon. If the Voice to Parliament ‘Yes’ vote is successful, then no doubt thereafter the federalContinue reading “The meaning of treaty, rejection of unity, and a two-state system”

The Queensland Government Endorses Domestic Violence

Douglas Drummond Quadrant Online 30th May 2023 In an Australian first for any government since 1788, the Queensland government intends to legislate a lie. As part of its plan to make treaties with the state’s indigenous residents, the government has accepted in principle the recommendation by both its treaty advisory committees that it should enactContinue reading “The Queensland Government Endorses Domestic Violence”

The Voice has a secret weapon

Beware the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Features Australia Peter O’Brien Getty Images Peter O’Brien 3 June 2023 9:00 AM In my book The Indigenous Voice to Parliament – the No Case, I argue that a fundamental requirement of the referendum question would be the inclusion of a specific caveat that adviceContinue reading “The Voice has a secret weapon”

We already have a Voice and it’s useless

Why nobody is talking about the long-established indigenous Voice to the ACT parliament Features Australia Joe Stella Getty Images Joe Stella 20 May 2023 9:00 AM Would you trust a car dealer who rebuffed your repeated requests for a test drive? Undecided voters pondering the upcoming Voice referendum might ask themselves a similar question. TheContinue reading “We already have a Voice and it’s useless”

Voice will allow legislation embodying United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples creating a black state within a state

Date: May 21, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 3 Comments Queensland and South Australia have already enacted treaty enabling legislation which will create unprecedented, monstrous, elitist, black bureaucracies funded from rent paid by white landowners across the nation. Football followers and players around Australia were horrified when the National Rugby League elitist board had two bob’s worthContinue reading “Voice will allow legislation embodying United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples creating a black state within a state”

First the Voice, Then Comes the Treaty

Michael Green Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is leading a ‘small target’ approach to the referendum aimed at enshrining race in the Constitution via an indigenous Voice. He calls it no more than ‘a simple courtesy, a common decency’ — a mere advisory body, if you take him at his word, that will recognise indigenous AustraliansContinue reading “First the Voice, Then Comes the Treaty”