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Polling on the Voice continues to provide bad news for the Albanese government and the “yes” campaign.
In light of the 2022 election results, offering voters more of what they just rejected is unlikely to be a winning strategy.
Polling continues to bring bad news for supporters of the Voice to Parliament.
South Australia has become the first state to create a state Voice to Parliament. Its design gives us an insight into how a national body might operate.
The Garma Festival has a long history of being a significant site for cultural celebration and political discussion. As we approach the referendum announcement, this brings much focus to the Voice.
Despite all the arguments flying around the Voice offers one simple thing: a long overdue way for Indigenous consensuses to develop and find their rightful place in national politics.
We looked at two ads for the “no” campaign, and two for “yes”, to see how effective their communication strategies have been.
The ABS is exploring whether and how to ask questions on gender, sexual orientation, and variations of sex characteristics.
Support for the Voice to Parliament continues to slide - but there are some small glimmers of hope for the “yes” campaign.
For those who promote ‘no’ to the Voice, ATSIC is either an example of why we don’t need a Voice, or of government duplicity not to be trusted.
The ‘yes/no’ pamphlets we’ve seen today and in past referendums may not be the most effective way of informing voters.
Labor’s post-election honeymoon, while hitting a snag or two, has not yet ended - but support for the Voice to Parliament continues to slide.
‘Reverse racism’ focuses on prejudiced attitudes towards a certain (racialised) group, or unequal personal treatment. But it ignores one of racism’s central markers: power.
Polling continues to show that support for a “yes” vote at the upcoming referendum is losing ground.
Parliament missed an opportunity to ban misinformation and disinformation during the referendum campaign.
Non-Indigenous Australians need to actively seek the truth about past violence and injustice against Indigenous Australians.
As the Voice referendum approaches, it is becoming more important to facilitate constructive and sensitive discussions. New research shows how to approach this.
The Voice to Parliament is being heralded as a future solution to many issues. But there are issues that need to be addressed with more urgency.
The ‘no’ campaign now leads by a margin of 46-43% nationally. It also has a majority in polls in four states.
Top contributors
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Professor, Australian and Aboriginal History, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW
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Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJII, The University of Melbourne
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous UNSW and Professor of Law, UNSW ; University of Pennsylvania
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Associate Professor, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Honorary Professor, University of Sydney