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Rather than a period of reflection and listening post-Voice, we have seen a rapid return to the obstructive habits that produced failure in the first place.
Both over-confident and under-prepared, the government has kept repeating its mistakes, diminishing the chances of meaningful reform in the process.
Dutton says his proposed referendum would “keep our country safe”. But as courts can already strip citizenship, why would we need a national vote?
Greenland’s upcoming election is defined by the issue of independence. Whatever the result, neither side wants to become American.
Coup leaders in Gabon are using democratic tools to extend their stay in power.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has floated the idea of holding a plebiscite on nuclear power the day of the next federal election
The proposal for a Voice to Parliament was Australia’s first attempt to add Indigenous recognition to the constitution. The result was a resounding failure.
Shireen Morris worked for 12 years, with Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson, to achieve Indigenous constitutional recognition, building on decades of Indigenous advocacy. What happened?
Indigenous Australians living in areas with stronger opposition to the Voice have poorer health and are less likely to access health care.
The country will vote on two proposed constitutional amendments that seek to end political instability in the country.
From a lack of bipartisan support to other concerns such as rising cost of living, a complex array of reasons contributed to the Voice referendum’s failure in October 2023.
The Northern Territory’s Indigenous population predominantly voted ‘Yes’ to a Voice to Parliament. Despite the referendum’s ‘No’ outcome, the Northern Territory is making moves to self determination.
Transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby appears to be the only winner of the Chadian constitutional referendum.
In the end, the “yes” case failed to answer two basic questions: what was the problem to be solved, and how would the Voice help solve it?
The result was definitive, a major rebuff for Anthony Albanese and, more important, for the many Indigenous Australians who had put their hopes in what was always a long shot.
The ‘no’ vote defeating the referendum is just one part of a long political journey for First Nations people. What went wrong for the ‘yes’ campaign, and where does Australia go from here?
Our election analyst lays out the current projections across the nation.
Voice supporters are not looking for division, but rather a desire to play a role in the future of a nation that accepts it’s our country, too.
What we are already hearing today from those leading the “no” campaign is an echo chamber of Trumpist sentiments for his supporters and acolytes in Australia.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW
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Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Visiting Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies and Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
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Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University
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Professor, Australian National University
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, Durham University
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Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University; Director of Studies at the Changing Character of War Centre, and Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Oncology at the School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor of Statistics and Probability, University of Sussex
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Professor of International Security, Jean Monnet Professor of European Security, National University Odesa Law Academy