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Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution
  • The whole thing was a fumble. They picked the wrong time and appealed to the wrong people. They also never sold why it needed to happen.
    What does a Chinese, Afghan or Sudanese citizen even understand or care about a group of people when they probably have never even met one.
    They appealed to the inner city rich snobs and no one else. The inner city was going to vote yes anyway. Why didn't they go where the no votes were?

  • Australians vote No in referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn’t deliver
  • There were 2 main issues for me.

    1. The wording did not specify how they would be selected.
    2. The voice did not require that the members needed to be Aboriginal. So it would have been a bunch of non Aboriginal mates of politicians in the voice. Just like how Tony Abbott got to be the minister for women.

    The yes campaign just said trust us it will do nothing so you don't need to worry. What was the point then?

  • Australians vote No in referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn’t deliver
  • We are more progressive. The trouble is the amendment was too vague and if anyone asked questions or suggested that they might vote no, they got called a racist and told to educate themselves.
    The Yes campaign ended up mostly using the argument that you should vote yes because conservative are telling you to say no.

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  • So if you encountered a criminal holding an innocent person hostage, you would shoot the hostage on the off chance that you might also hit the criminal. You would then shoot the paramedic trying to save the hostages' life.
    Your version of the trolley problem must be pretty wack.

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  • I am one of the biggest critics of the Libs but I don't think the whole AUKUS debacle can be 100% blamed on them.
    The whole thing screams the US forcing Australia to buy the subs to ensure long term control.
    If the government doesn't do what they are told then the US can refuse to maintain the subs.
    Remember the last prime minister who looked out for Australia's best interests rather than the US's interests got kicked out of government and an unelected lib Prime minister replaced him.

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  • The problem with that argument is that if a house is owner occupied then that still happens.
    If the hot water goes then it doesn't matter who owns the house. A plumber will get paid to fix/replace it. In fact he will probably be paid more if the owner lives at the property because they will want a better system so that they can have longer showers.

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  • The rich put them there. We Australians don't really have a choice. The Libs are complete garbage and Labor have abandoned their principles just to get power. They are only slightly better?
    What other choice do we have?

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  • The problem is that those people who will be given the voice will actively work against the needs of those they pretend to represent. Just like all politicians.
    How will that help anyone?

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