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On 21 May 2022, the Australian Labor Party won government, with party leader Anthony Albanese becoming Prime Minister.During his victory speech, Albanese committed to holding a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in his government's first term of office, acting on the 2017 request of Indigenous leaders for such a body made with the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
The study also found that the majority of people who speak English as a second language voted No. [7] Ethnic communities were, throughout the campaign, a key demographic for both the Yes and No camps. [8] The vote for the Voice in suburbs with high ethnic populations was split, with election analyst Ben Raue identifying some surprising trends ...
Kamahl (first No, then Yes on 21 September, back to No on 24 September) [546] [547] Malcolm McCusker, barrister and former governor of Western Australia [548] Anthony Mundine, Aboriginal boxer [549] Thomas Sewell, Australian Neo-Nazi and leader of the National Socialist Network [550] [551] Keith Windschuttle, conservative academic [536]
Australia has set the date for its first referendum in 24 years as polls suggest the government is on course for failure unless it can reverse declining support.. On October 14, more than 17 ...
Of Australia’s population of 26 million, 17,676,347 are enrolled to vote in the referendum. Early voting will begin on Monday at remote and far-flung Outback locations.
These results have been cited by Yes campaign figures, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as evidence for broad Indigenous support for the Voice. [ 3 ] The ABC conducted a review of Indigenous-specific polling in August 2023, consulting with polling experts Kevin Bonham, William Bowe, and Simon Jackman.
The 2024 South Australian First Nations Voice election was held on 16 March 2024 to elect the inaugural members of the First Nations Voice to Parliament, an advisory body for Indigenous Australians to the Parliament of South Australia. Unlike state and federal elections, voting was not compulsory, and voter turnout was low.
The Anthony Albanese led Labor government supported the Voice, [130] arguing in the official Yes referendum pamphlet that the Voice will recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution in the way they requested, improve government decision making through listening to advice on matters that affect Indigenous Australian lives, and make ...