OPINION: The party needs to look to the future and present itself as one of sensible and stable government by rejecting the disastrous Voice of Anthony Albanese.
every government in mainland Australia. Still, they can retake comfort that history teaches us two things: politics moves in cycles and the cycle will turn.NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet concedes defeat on Saturday night. Understandably, Liberal members and supporters are feeling depressed.
There’s more to come. The cost of getting to net zero by 2050 will be eye-watering and that pain will be accompanied by escalating energy prices, low productivity and a flat economy. Currently, our politicians all embrace net zero but haven’t a clue how to get there without destroying our living standards.
Now, the Labor Party has a new proposal. It’s not just about recognition, it’s about changing the whole basis on which government works in Australia. Labor wants Australians to vote for an entirely new chapter in the Australian constitution, which would require the representatives of one race of Australians to be consulted on anything that remotely could be construed as having an effect on them.
Of course, proponents of the current model say none of this matters because the Voice will only be able to give advice and not make decisions. But as the prime minister himself has pointed out, it will be a bold government that defies the Voice. Added to that, the Voice will torpedo good government in Australia and become a focus of bitter and trenchant political debate.
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PM Albanese believes current wording of the Voice referendum ‘won’t cause difficulty’The Opposition and legal experts have expressed concerns that the executive government definition is “too broad” and could lead to public servants having to be advised by the Voice, according to Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell. “But from the government’s point of view, there are two critical words in relation to this,” he said. “One is the word ‘may’ … this means there is no obligation for the advice to be taken or implemented. “Then it talks about ‘matters’ relating to the Voice in the third clause. “Again, seen by the government as an important word, not being too stringent in terms of the ability for people to mount successful High Court challenges to insist the Voice be heeded to.” Mr Clennell said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese believes that with the government having received advice from former High Court justices, the current version of the wording “won’t cause difficulty”.
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Albanese ‘disingenuous’ for attacking Dutton’s questions about the VoiceShadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser says Anthony Albanese is “disingenuous” for attacking Peter Dutton’s questions about the Voice to Parliament wording. Mr Leeser said Albanese needs to show some “flexibility” in relation to this issue and answer the “real questions” Australians are asking. “I am sad that it’s got to this point,” Mr Leeser told Sky News Australia.
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Voice to Parliament to be heard ‘loud and clear’: SA Attorney-GeneralSouth Australia Attorney-General Kyam Maher says the laws of state and colony have “deliberately” disempowered and disenfranchised Indigenous people and by establishing a voice to parliament in SA will ensure it is heard “loud and clear'. “In decades and centuries gone by, the laws of our state and the colony that preceded it have done so much to deliberately disenfranchise, disempower and disadvantage Aboriginal people, today we use those laws to do exactly the opposite,” Mr Maher said during a media conference on Sunday. “South Australia now leads the nation by legislating for a First-Nations Voice, a voice that’s empowered to speak to the parliament – directly to the decision-makers who’ve so often struggled to make meaningful change, a voice that will help decision-makers create enduring, positive change for the future. “Friends, today isn’t the end of a journey, it’s the beginning, enshrining a voice to parliament in law is the first step in our commitment to the full implementation of the Uluru Statement From The Heart – voice, truth, treaty and we’ll deliver on all three.” “The Voice to Parliament will be heard loud and clear in shaping the approach to the tasks ahead – today we’ve lit a beacon of hope for the nation.”
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