Category Archives: ‘Voice to Parliament’

A ‘pearson’ of platitudes

Why were the words ‘non-binding’ not included in the Voice proposal? Peter O’Brien Features Australia Getty Images Peter O’Brien 7 October 2023 9:00 AM Is there a collective noun for platitudes, I wonder? An anthology, perhaps? Never mind, I’ve got a better one. A couple of weeks ago, given the performance of our Prime MinisterContinue reading “A ‘pearson’ of platitudes”

Chris Kenny’s broken clock moment

Peter O’Brien Quadrant Online 5th October 2023 For once I must agree with Chris Kenny on one aspect, at least, of the current Voice debate. Last night he took issue with the characterisation, by most Sky News commentators, of Ray Martin’s comments regarding the mantra ‘if you don’t know, vote no’. Martin was accused ofContinue reading “Chris Kenny’s broken clock moment”

Australians will say more than No, Vote for a new direction

David Flint The Spectator Australia 7 October 2023 People do not often have the opportunity, on the national level, to indicate which of two distinctly different paths they want their governments to follow, especially when the Coalition these days can too often be Labor-lite. With compulsory voting, the resulting annoyance can add to the wideningContinue reading “Australians will say more than No, Vote for a new direction”

Ray Martin Calls ‘No’ Voters Dickheads and Dinosaur

s… as the ‘Yes’ campaign’s charm offensive continuesJames MacphersonOct 4 READ IN APP The ‘Yes’ campaign continue to believe they can persuade people to support an Indigenous Voice to Parliament by abusing them.The latest ‘Yes’ campaigner to attempt to win over undecided voters by calling them names is celebrity journalist Ray Martin.Martin told an audience at theContinue reading “Ray Martin Calls ‘No’ Voters Dickheads and Dinosaur”

Voice referendum decided by Human Rights Commission in 2012 – now UN policy

Date: October 4, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 3 Comments The Voice referendum has nothing to do with the misnomer, ‘Uluru statement from the heart’. It has been United Nations policy since 2012 National Human Rights Action Plan 2012 A C H I E V I N G A J U S T A N D SContinue reading “Voice referendum decided by Human Rights Commission in 2012 – now UN policy”

Yes campaign can’t distract from real issue of voice’s power

Paul Kelly- the Australian 4th October 2023 With voting now open and the Yes and No campaigns in full throttle, replete with exaggerations, distortions and racist claims, there is almost no focus on the central issue of the referendum – the constitutional power of the voice in representing the Indigenous peoples. There are many claimsContinue reading “Yes campaign can’t distract from real issue of voice’s power”

YES campaign posters deliberately identical colour to AEC material encouraging voters to vote YES

Date: October 3, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 9 Comments From Peter Campion Cairns News readers will be well aware of the Yes camp’s nasty behaviour during Albo’s campaign to implement the globalists’ desired change to the Australian Constitution – the Australian people’s contract with our (corporate) federal government. We’ve seen the name-calling by the Yes architectsContinue reading “YES campaign posters deliberately identical colour to AEC material encouraging voters to vote YES”

The Voice: a state-empowered race collective with strong communist leanings

Flat White Getty Images Flat White 20 September 2023 12:28 AM Last week, we were treated to ‘Yes’ activist Thomas Mayo addressing a crowd of CFMEU members about the Voice to Parliament. During his speech, he described Aboriginality as a collective that should behave like a union and use the ‘Voice’ as a means toContinue reading “The Voice: a state-empowered race collective with strong communist leanings”

The Voice, colonialism, and historical revisionism

Bill Muehlenberg Flat White Getty Images Bill Muehlenberg 30 September 2023 12:35 PM There is no question that the hordes of Woke lefties consider Australian Senator Jacinta Price to be just another ‘Uncle Tom’, for that is the disgraceful label they use on social media every chance they get. In their eyes, she exists toContinue reading “The Voice, colonialism, and historical revisionism”

Entsch asks what has happened to $550 million given to Voice activist Noel Pearson

Date: October 1, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 5 Comments Activist Noel Pearson’s accumulated, vast government funding has achieved nothing for the strife-torn Aboriginal community of Aurukun Long-serving Liberal MHR Warren Entsch, himself a former grazier and Cape York Peninsula inhabitant tells it how it is today on the ‘Peninsula’ warts and all. Most Peninsula communities areContinue reading “Entsch asks what has happened to $550 million given to Voice activist Noel Pearson”

Editor’s Column

Post-Referendum Politics Keith Windschuttle Editor-in-chiefEditor, Quadrant Magazinekeithwindschuttle@quadrant.org.au In April this year, following news reports of Aboriginal youths in Alice Springs rioting and beating up bystanders, the polls for Yes votes in the Voice referendum turned sharply downwards. They continued in that direction throughout May. In an apparently united response, two of the most influential intellectualContinue reading “Editor’s Column”

Justin Trudeau’s Nazi blind spot

Brendan O’Neill World Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau (Credit: Getty images) Brendan O’Neill 27 September 2023 3:30 PM Justin Trudeau’s government sees fascists everywhere, except when one is standing right under their nose. That’s the brilliant if bleak irony of the Canadian parliament’s standing ovation for Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old veteran of the Ukrainian militaryContinue reading “Justin Trudeau’s Nazi blind spot”

Cairns News recommends referendum booth workers hand out cheap biros to all voters

Date: September 28, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 4 Comments Do not use a pencil. Too easy to rub out during pre-poll period. Tell voters to put NO in the box. Buy some cheap biros by the box at Office Works or stationery supplier. Invest $50 and ensure pencils are not used. Share this: Comment by Nelle-IContinue reading “Cairns News recommends referendum booth workers hand out cheap biros to all voters”

Winning the peace

Peter O’Brien Flat White Getty Images Peter O’Brien 27 September 2023 4:30 AM ‘This … is … a … war!’ declared the noxious, and putative Senator, Lidia Thorpe. And she’s right. It’s been going on in earnest since the 1960s, meticulously revealed in Keith Windschuttle’s The Break-Up of Australia. And this Voice referendum is the latest,Continue reading “Winning the peace”

Julia Gillard and a Drag Queen Launch the Yes Campaign in London

Don’t try and understand it James Macpherson 28 Sept 2023 Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard launched the ‘Yes’ campaign in London overnight as 160,000 expats began voting in the referendum. Her speech was what you would have expected. But I didn’t expect that the government’s campaign for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, held at AustraliaContinue reading “Julia Gillard and a Drag Queen Launch the Yes Campaign in London”

ALBANESE’S FOLLY: The Voice that will Sound his End

The 2023 Voice Referendum will be held on Saturday, October 14 Stephen Reason 30 Aug 2023 Yes, it will sound his political demise On the eve of a rare blue supermoon, as the season turns and the Gregorian calendar denotes its final August days — we have finally been given a date. Many months ofContinue reading “ALBANESE’S FOLLY: The Voice that will Sound his End”

Malcolm Roberts: The Voice is a test of Australia’s moral strength

Malcolm Roberts Flat White Getty Images Malcolm Roberts 25 September 2023 4:00 AM There are periods in history when a nation is tested. Revolutionary activists promise popularity to leaders with floundering polls in exchange for … well, the details of the bargain are rarely made clear. It’s a feeling. It’s a vibe. It’s a careless marketing slogan.Continue reading “Malcolm Roberts: The Voice is a test of Australia’s moral strength”