WfaAR strongly supports a YES vote for The Voice. The Voice is an practical example of “We, the people”. Recognising Australia’s Indigenous People in the Constitution and giving them a say in the federal laws and policies that govern them…
The Governor-General issues the writs to allow the referendum on Indigenous Recognition to go ahead on 14 October. There is no turning back now as the campaign starts in earnest. There are reports and polls revealing many soft voters on…
YES campaigner, Megan Davis states that a successful result will be an ‘investment in female voices” for the betterment of Indigenous communities and a better future for young Indigenous women. She explains: “One of the most important design elements of…
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Australia’s former head of state, died 12 months ago today. A year on, it seems that little has changed as the anniversary passed almost unnoticed in Australia – see “Huge first year for…
One alarming aspect of the current referendum build-up and campaign has been contested facts and widespread misinformation. Julianne Schultz speculates whether The Voice to Parliament can be achieved: “In this new order where ‘facts’ are contested, different (contradictory) versions can…
This announcement was as sudden as it was striking as it gave concrete form to the plummeting reputation of the Games – not to mention the Commonwealth itself – with no guarantee that they will ever held again. According to…
Whoever would have thought….the stuffy old ball game that Britain bequeathed to its empire as a catalyst for the Australian republic. Nothing is more contested, promoting national pride and interest in both hemispheres than any cricket series between England and…
The Indigenous Recognition Referendum bill passes the Senate 52-19 after debate over several days. We now have the precise proposition to be put to referendum between 19 August and 19 December 2023. This is the first stage of becoming a…
A recent survey reveals only 43 percent of Australian women (compared with 62 percent of men) are very or extremely interested in news.This proportion of women has fallen by 16 percentage points since 2017 compared to a 6 percentage points…
In the third of the Australia Speaks series held at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, Cathy McGowan emphasises the new – and successful – political action that is based in and around community rather than the narrow and…
