Cessnock deserves a passenger train service Hunter must support saving Cessnock rail service. Newcastle Herald · Oct 22, 2023
Missed opportunity: On the Australia referendum on giving voice to Indigenous peoples In the broader arc of history, Australia has missed the chance to take forward the conversation on building a more harmonious future for all Australians The Hindu · Oct 20, 2023
'Nonsensical'? Mr Minns, a five-year Supercars extension is madness 'This electorate ... can no longer be taken for granted' Newcastle Herald · Oct 19, 2023
Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm The National Anti-Corruption Commission the other day issued its weekly statement about its work program. The government legislated for the NACC late last year, it began operations on July 1, and it’s now going full steam. The Conversation · Oct 19, 2023
Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic Australia's failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation's constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Crunching the numbers on Newcastle container terminal's viability Letters: How the port's case stacks up. Newcastle Herald · Oct 18, 2023
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kim Beazley on Albanese's US trip, Biden in the Middle East, and the Voice's defeat The prime minister heads to Washington next week for a state visit. Talks between Anthony Albanese and President Joe Biden will canvass progress on implementing the AUKUS agreement, Ukraine, China and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, and of course the Middle East crisis. Biden will have just returned from… The Conversation · Oct 18, 2023
The Voice campaign showed Labor's strategy for countering right-wing populism is in disarray On election night, a triumphant Anthony Albanese declared Labor was committed to the Uluru statement from the Heart “in full”, thereby including establishing an Indigenous Voice. The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023
Voice referendum was never most voters' top priority, was it? 'Just maybe they might all get the message' Newcastle Herald · Oct 17, 2023
Voters rejected voice not truth telling and treaty at referendum, Labor MPs say Graham Perrett and Michelle Ananda-Rajah note specifics of referendum rejection as Marion Scrymgour pushes for recognition in other ways The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2023
Indigenous Australians supported Voice referendum by large margins; Labor retains large Newspoll lead With 79% of enrolled voters counted nationally, “no” has won the Voice referendum by a 60.7–39.3 margin. “No” has easily won in every state and territory except the ACT. The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023
A pattern emerges when you look how each ACT booth voted on the Voice See how votes differ across the ACT, and which areas chose 'no'. The Canberra Times · Oct 17, 2023
Inside Canberra's most strongly 'no' voting community This suburb bucked the ACT trend. Residents explain why. The Canberra Times · Oct 16, 2023
I campaigned for 'no', but there's no joy in this referendum win This vote should not have been held. Newcastle Herald · Oct 16, 2023
Pedestrian.tv · Oct 16, 2023 It Certainly Seems The No Campaign Took Advantage Of Migrant Communities’ Distrust Of The Govt "We knew that the migrant community is 50 per cent of Australia, either born overseas or their parents have been born overseas. We deliberately target[ed] that group."
The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023 People who watched Sky News more likely to have voted no in referendum, survey finds Research conducted in the final week of the campaign gauged what people were thinking when they took to the ballot box
Newcastle Herald · Oct 15, 2023 'Gutted': we voted down the Voice to Parliament , so what comes next? OH NO: Scare tactics and 'complete and utter BS' sink referendum
Newcastle Herald · Oct 15, 2023 It's time to start planning for natural disasters before they strike 'For an intelligent species we aren't so clever.'
The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023 View from The Hill: There is a way forward to tackle Indigenous disadvantage after referendum defeat Amid the bitter blame game following the rout of the government’s Voice referendum, there’s mostly agreement on one point. Australia must address more effectively the appalling disadvantage suffered by many of its Indigenous citizens.
Al Jazeera · Oct 15, 2023 Indigenous Australians call for ‘week of silence’ after referendum failure Mourning, calls for truth-telling after Australians vote no to giving Indigenous people more political representation.
The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023 How did the media perform on the Voice referendum? Let's talk about truth-telling and impartiality The rules by which politics are conducted have changed dramatically, especially since the rise of Trumpism. Yet the professional mass media continue to cover politics in ways that are no longer fit for purpose.
The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023 Voice referendum results point to shifting faultlines in Australian politics It was Martin Luther King Jr, prophet and martyr of the civil rights movement in the United States, who famously remarked, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice”. Yet there are times when justice seems to become more distant rather than closer.
Newcastle Herald · Oct 15, 2023 Knights legend questions nation's attitude to Indigenous people The Hunter's indigenous community is reeling after the Voice referendum defeat.
The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023 If there is to be any healing after the Voice referendum, it will be a long journey The result of the Voice referendum on Saturday was unexceptional if considered in light of the constitutional history of this country.
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023 Australia looks for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after referendum loss Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says his government will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee