In short, the Voice would have twenty-four Indigenous members elected by Indigenous Australians; it would have gender parity; and members would have fixed terms. This phenomenon is thought to be because governments primarily make policies for Indigenous Australians, rather than with Indigenous Australians. Indigenous peoples generally did not support it because it had insufficient Indigenous consultation and represented only symbolic change. [16] Josh Butler and Nick Evershed, “No Campaign Runs Opposite Claims On Indigenous Voice Across Different Social Media Pages,” The Guardian, 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/australia–news/2023/jul/14/no–campaign–social–media–strategy–indigenous–voicereferendum. [26] RMIT ABC Fact Check, “No, Indigenous Australians Don’t Already Have A Voice To Parliament,” ABC News, 2023, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023–03–10/checkmate–voice–to–parliament–doesnt–already–exist/102072654.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2023 23:55 UTC