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Democracies thrive on adapting and changing to new injustices and problems. The failure of the Voice referendum raises questions about Australia’s democratic health.
New Closing the Gap data show Australia is on track to meet just four targets, while another four are getting worse. It’s time for a different approach.
On election night, the prime minister talked about ‘fairness’ and ‘Australian values’. To legally protect those values, we need a national human rights act.
Since the Voice, policies to improve the lives of First Nations people haven’t gotten much traction. What are the major parties promising this election?
In surveying people both before and after the poll, we found the most decisive factors in determining the way people voted weren’t gender, politics, age or income.
After the referendum loss, the government hasn’t had much of a plan for Indigenous Australians. The new minister’s biggest challenge will be making one.
Governor-general designate Sam Mostyn would become the latest punching bag in the culture wars. But how will her Governor-Generalship compare to others past?
The latest Closing the Gap report reveals just four of the 19 targets are on track to be achieved. It comes after years of failing to give First Nations people a say over their own lives.
Despite the best of intentions, the prime minister’s determination to take Australians to a referendum on the Voice to Parliament has caused tremendous damage.
The idea of equality is not what it used to be -–and it’s a political headache for Labor.
The “he said/she said” reporting of yesteryear no longer serves a democratic purpose. Media must do better at calling out lies and misinformation.
The vote demonstrated that the project of progressive politics in Australia remains brittle.
After a bitterly fought campaign, Australians have voted against an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament by a clear majority.
The latest results for the Voice to Parliament Referendum are showing a “no” majority nationally and among the states.
The decline in support for the Voice after initial strong polling demonstrates settlers are resistant to the idea of Indigenous peoples as a collective subject entitled to a unified Voice.
For decades, women from Munich to Melbourne, from Westminster to Washington, had been campaigning for a voice.
The PM also reconfirmed that if there is a no vote he will not seek to legislate a Voice
Exclusive polling shows that those who see Australia as a divided nation are far more likely to vote “no” than those who see it as united.
A ‘no’ result in the vote could compromise Australia’s moral authority when it seeks to advocate or pressure other states on human rights issues.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW
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Professor of Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer of Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Education and Research Centre, James Cook University
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Director, La Trobe Centre for Global Security, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
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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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Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Translational Fellow Nulungu Research Institute, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University