- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum.
Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum.
I hadn’t heard of the Black Peoples Union before.
I would caution “progressive no’s”, closet racists, and staunch conservatives from aligning with this idiot.
Their list of demands includes a few odd statements:
… and some interesting demands:
Old mate continuously refers to the voice as tokenistic, “there’s other advisory bodies” and “this one doesn’t even have any power” et cetera. I’m not aware of any other advisory bodies that were backed by the constitution with a clear mandate from the Australian people. Imagine a government ignoring the voice to parliament when the Australian populace has supported them.
This guy’s whole argument is “no compromise”. He wanted the referendum rejected, to galvanise first nations people to demand more. That’s not how modern democracy works in Australia.
It’s also very frustrating that he happily perpetuates the misunderstanding that he somehow speaks for First Nations people generally. That’s pretty fucked IMO.