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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lorena Allam, Josh Butler, Nick Evershed and Andy Ball

The no pamphlet: campaign’s voice to parliament referendum essay – annotated and factchecked

REASONS TO VOTE NO – A SUMMARY

This Referendum is not simply about “recognition”. This Voice proposal goes much further. If passed, it would represent the biggest change to our Constitution in our history. It is legally risky, with unknown consequences. It would be divisive and permanent. If you don’t know, vote no.

RISKY

We all want to help Indigenous Australians in disadvantaged communities. However, this Voice is not the answer and presents a real risk to our system of government.

This Voice specifically covers all areas of “Executive Government”. This means no issue is beyond its reach.

The voice would have no right of veto, and would not be binding on the parliament, according to the prime minister, Anthony Albanese.

The High Court would ultimately determine its powers, not the Parliament.

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