Category Archives: ‘Voice to Parliament’

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”

Voice Special Edition

Why Aborigines Always Had the Vote Keith Windschuttle Editor-in-chiefEditor, Quadrant Magazinekeithwindschuttle@quadrant.org.au It is well known that the federal Constitution was drafted and adopted by the narrowest section of Australian society. Our “founding fathers” were white, male, Christian, middle-aged and drawn almost exclusively from Australia’s ruling classes … This was and is a preamble tainted withContinue reading “Voice Special Edition”

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”

Ticks? Crosses? Yes? No? Confusion reigns supreme over Voice referendum voting rules

Drongo alert: It’s satire) The Australian Electoral Commission has sparked confusion after suggesting that the word ‘Yes’ will be counted as a Yes vote but the word ‘No’ will not be counted as a No in the Voice referendum. This comes after comments earlier in the week where the AEC boss suggested ticks would countContinue reading “Ticks? Crosses? Yes? No? Confusion reigns supreme over Voice referendum voting rules”

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”

Gold Coast council runs for cover on Smart City agenda

Date: August 22, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 16 Comments WHAT have Gold Coast councillors got to hide? This week the council was given a very clear message that it’s “smart city” initiatives are being watched very closely by a lot of people who are not going to be steamrolled by a bunch of compliant bureaucrats andContinue reading “Gold Coast council runs for cover on Smart City agenda”

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”

Abbott attacks Voice as Indigenous leader pushes for compromise

By Lisa Visentin May 1, 2023 — 6.25pm Former prime minister Tony Abbott has told a parliamentary inquiry the Voice referendum will leave Australia embittered and divided and should be abandoned, while a key Indigenous leader has urged the government to consider changes to the amendment to shore up support among hesitant voters. In aContinue reading “Abbott attacks Voice as Indigenous leader pushes for compromise”

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and John Anderson unite to co-ordinate ‘No’ vote in Voice to Parliament referendum

By political reporter Jane Norman Posted Mon 30 Jan 2023 at 2:45pmMonday 30 Jan 2023 at 2:45pm, updated Mon 30 Jan 2023 at 4:20pmMonday 30 Jan 2023 at 4:20pm Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article Link copied A group of high-profile Indigenous Australians has banded together with a former deputy prime minister toContinue reading “Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and John Anderson unite to co-ordinate ‘No’ vote in Voice to Parliament referendum”

The Voice

‘Truth-Telling’ of the Pontius Pilate Variety Paul Collits ‘What is truth?’ – Pontius Pilate, John 18:38 Those with long memories may recall Peter Costello dancing the macarena on the Kerri-Anne Kennerley show in 1996, several political generations and, seemingly, a lifetime ago.  Simpler times, in many ways. Now we are dancing with “the truth” —Continue reading “The Voice”

Voice Special Edition

The Sporting Codes’ Own Goal Tim Blair Columnist As they become more successful, enterprises of all types invariably expand. The ever-growing Australian Football League may be an emotionally exploitative, politically compromised, horribly woke monstrosity of a thing, but its monstrous dimensions are due to consistently high market achievement delivering huge financial power. The AFL isContinue reading “Voice Special Edition”

Voice Special Edition

Secular Thoughts on Sacred Sites Peter Purcell While the Voice is being loudly proclaimed in parliamentary halls at present, and will likely echo through Australian society for decades, “sacred sites” will continue to stud the battlefields between Aboriginal and other Australians for the right of authority over land. This is well illustrated by the currentContinue reading “Voice Special Edition”

The Voice

A US Visitor Takes the Voice’s Measure Roger Franklin Editor, Quadrant Online One of the Left’s perennial threats is that, should they be denied their ends, Australia’s “international reputation will be in tatters”. We heard it back in 2004, when the Bakhtiari family of Aghani impersonators and self-proclaimed ‘asylum seekers’ was bundled into a planeContinue reading “The Voice”

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”

Views on the voice

Sky News host Andrew Bolt says Australians have been misled about the Voice to Parliament, and the “real agenda” was exposed today “in a brawl” between people advising Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. “This could be the day the Voice was broken, destroyed, even though Albanese’s launched a whole a whole week to promote this deContinue reading “Views on the voice”