Australia votes

Saturday Oct 14

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Today Australia votes on whether or not we want an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Read Ngarra Murray on why a better future for Indigenous peoples is within our reach, Roxanne Moore and Tarneen Onus Williams on why they changed their No votes to Yes, Aileen Moreton-Robinson on why white men still seem to think they know what’s best for Aboriginal peoples, Benjamin Abbatangelo on why he believes the Voice to Parliament is born out of white appeasement, and Rachel Perkins on the role of the media in all of this.

For months we have been taking campaigners to task for their dishonesty, publishing compelling pieces from Indigenous writers on both sides of the debate and answering your thorniest remaining questions as polling day nears.

No matter the result, we will be here next week bringing you on-the-ground reportage, original opinion and exclusive analysis.

Thanks for your support and have a wonderful weekend.

Gina Rushton,
Editor

The power of having a Voice

NGARRA MURRAY

A better future for Indigenous peoples in our country is within our reach.

Ngarra Murray (Image: Supplied/First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria)

If No prevails, reserve your harshest judgment for the Coalition

MAEVE MCGREGOR

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton should wear most of the blame if the referendum is defeated.

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton during Question Time (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

The Voice debate is an act of violence. But I’m still voting Yes

TARNEEN ONUS WILLIAMS

Only Indigenous peoples should be voting on a matter like the Voice to Parliament. But we can’t — and therein lies a dangerous tension.

Tarneen Onus Williams (Image: Supplied)

Once again, it seems only white men know best for Aboriginal peoples

AILEEN MORETON-ROBINSON

For many, the Voice to Parliament is swinging the pendulum too far in favour of Indigenous peoples, this nation's most impoverished inhabitants.

Peter Dutton, John Howard and Rupert Murdoch (Images: AAP/Private Media)

It’s time to end the myth that there could have been a different, better referendum

BERNARD KEANE

Stop pretending there could have been a different, more successful referendum campaign. The racists and opportunists were always lying in wait.

Anthony Albanese at a Yes23 campaign event (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi)

Yesterday, I was a No. Today, I’m a Yes. Here’s why

ROXANNE MOORE

I feel compromised to write Yes — I’ll be voting with Rio Tinto. But I’m reluctantly writing Yes because I believe we can build power for transformative change beyond the referendum.

Roxanne Moore (Image: Supplied)

We’ve always had a voice — one to Parliament is not the answer

BENJAMIN ABBATANGELO

The Indigenous Voice to Parliament is born out of white appeasement, not Black ambition. Let’s not pretend we were offered a blank canvas.

The Indigenous flag flies during the annual Victorian NAIDOC march in Melbourne (Image: AAP/James Ross)

The media will play a profound role in the Voice referendum, but are they up to it?

RACHEL PERKINS

The sweep of history says the media have ill-served Australia's Indigenous peoples. As the Voice referendum nears, it's vital this must change.

Rachel Perkins (Image: Supplied)

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