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Australians have one week to enrol for Voice to Parliament referendum, as postal votes open (www.abc.net.au)
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If you've moved house recently as most australians have since this new government and accompanying housing crisis begun then you have to update your details, or at least just make sure that your registration matches what is written on your photo ID

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[–] LineNoise@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s very clear at this point that Albanese has put stakes on the table that his government was utterly unprepared to fight for.

Albanese was in parliament for the peak of the History Wars period, the 1999 referendum, and the dissolution of ATSIC. He can not reasonably claim he was unaware of what the opposition to this would look like and how it would behave, and yet none of it was preempted.

Unless there is something truly remarkable waiting in the wings I fear signing these writs effectively sees serious steps toward reconciliation pushed back another generation.

[–] spiffmeister@aussie.zone 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They could have avoided a chunk of this by passing Zali stegalls bill on truth in advertising, but I guess abandoning your cornerstone policy on reconciliation is a small price to pay for being able to lie at the next election.

[–] Nonameuser678@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

The government at the very least should have put funding in place to support Indigenous Australians throughout this campaign. For Royal Commissions there will often be grants awarded to mental health / trauma services in order to support people through telling their stories. I think the same consideration should have taken with this campaign because it has become so predictably vile and unhinged. I imagine it's a lot for Indigenous Australians to have to process, regardless of how they're voting.

[–] dalekerrigan@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Hey, just a little nudge, if you’re keen to chat about the Voice to Parliament, we’ve got this corker of a megathread where we can all have a good chinwag in one spot. But if you’re not up for that, no worries, it’s business as usual. Gotta keep things fair dinkum!

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Governor-General David Hurley has issued the writ for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, setting in motion the timeline for the nationwide vote on Saturday, October 14.

A Voice to Parliament would be a permanent body representing First Nations people that would advise government on policies and laws which impact their lives.

Australians now have a week to enrol or update their details on the electoral roll in order to be able to vote, with the roll closing on Monday, September 18.

Voters can now apply for a postal vote, with postal voting applications closing on Wednesday, October 11.

Early voting centres will open at the beginning of October.

Below are the key dates confirmed by the Australian Electoral Commission.

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