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Unfortunately we’re a bit out of practice in how to conduct ourselves in a referendum. These seven rules may help.
It would have amazed campaigners from 1967 to see people today wearing outfits that overtly describe the movement.
The last time the country voted in a referendum on Indigenous affairs was in 1967. Advocates for the ‘Voice to Parliament’ say it is the best way to remedy a long legacy of failed policies.
We looked at two ads for the “no” campaign, and two for “yes”, to see how effective their communication strategies have been.
The ‘yes/no’ pamphlets we’ve seen today and in past referendums may not be the most effective way of informing voters.
Parliament missed an opportunity to ban misinformation and disinformation during the referendum campaign.
A ‘mini-public’ of regular citizens has been proven to be an effective way of translating complex policies to the general public in an accessible, trustworthy way.
In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, giving decisions about the legality of abortion back to states, voters and state legislatures have made their preferences on abortion clear.
As the referendum date approaches, campaigns may use misinformation to spark emotions in people to get them to vote a certain way. Here are some ways to spot dishonest claims and misinformation.
The final vote was 121 in favour and 25 against. The bill now goes to the Senate where it is assured of passage later this month
As debate on the historic referendum legislation, Dutton claimed the Voice would ‘re-racialise our nation’.
The Coalition’s position on the Voice is entirely consistent with their partisanship in this area of Aboriginal policy since the 1980s.
We are not the nation we were when we voted ‘no’ for a republic – but this seems to be the nation the Liberal Party insists on speaking to.
After a special party meeting to decide the Liberals’ position, Dutton accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of “dividing the country”.
In the lead-up to the Voice to parliament referendum, we’re seeing constitutional change is possible. If the Voice is successful, Australia could next consider separating us from the monarchy.
Imagine the impression sent abroad if voters defeated a proposal for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander body to advise the federal parliament and government
In a simply worded question, Australians will be asked to approve altering the Constitution “to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice”.
Here’s what the question says, what’s new and what happens next.
The current draft wording is the model most consistent with Australia’s current and historical constitutional practice.
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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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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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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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