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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.
In Australia, referendums (also spelt referenda) [1] are public votes held on important issues where the electorate may approve or reject a certain proposal. In contemporary usage, polls conducted on non-constitutional issues are known as plebiscites, with the term referendum being reserved solely for votes on constitutional changes, which is legally required to make a change to the ...
The 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum was held on 14 October 2023. [1] Voters were asked if they approved an alteration to the Australian Constitution that would recognise Indigenous Australians in the document through prescribing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians resoundingly rejected on Saturday a referendum proposal to create an advocacy committee to offer advice to Parliament on policies that affect Indigenous ...
A national majority and majorities in at least four states were needed for the referendum to pass. But over 60 per cent of Australians voted “No” in the landmark referendum with all six states ...
Referendums are difficult to pass in Australia, with only eight referendums being approved since it became a country in 1901. Constitutional change requires a majority of votes nationwide and in ...
Referendums are difficult to pass in Australia, with only eight of 44 succeeding since the country's founding in 1901. This is the first referendum in Australia in almost a quarter of a century.
The last was of particular interest because bipartisan support is often considered necessary for an Australian referendum to pass, though it is not a formal requirement. [ 2 ] The extent of support for the Voice among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians was a key point of discussion.