Briefly – The Free World’s Latest and Most Frightening Enemy – (19 February 2025)
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Free World must distance itself from Trump the bully, and if need be, stand up to him.
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Respect but Ignore
Reading Time: 2 minutesStatistics revealing the extent to which Indigenous Affairs policies have failed to bridge the gap for Indigenous Peoples, and the Prime Minister’s continuing failure to take note of the Voice referendum’s outcome calling for a new approach underline the failure and inappropriateness of this and previous governments’ policies.
‘No will leave us nowhere. No recognition. No way forward’ says the PM – I beg to differ.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA No vote victory on the Voice to Parliament proposal would not leave Indigenous affairs ‘nowhere’. Contrary to what the Yes camp wants us to believe, making the Voice permanent would not necessarily be a step forward. While governments have repeatedly appointed and Indigenous advisory bodies that governments appointed and abolished, the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment would allow Parliament to alter at will literally everything about the Voice apart from its existence.