Lmst

Victoria to enshrine the First Peoples’ Assembly in law later this year. A hopeful step toward justice, recognition, and a lasting voice for Aboriginal communities. We need this, Victorians! #Australia #Victoria #FirstPeoplesAssembly #IndigenousVoice #Reconciliation #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

Victoria will legislate for pe...

In 'Seasonality and schismogenesis', social anthropologist #ThomasWidlok draws on longterm fieldwork with Hai//om people of northern Namibia, envisaging an ‘indigenous critique’ of two key themes: oscillatory switches framed by seasonality, and ‘schismogenesis’. He calls these ‘doing seasons’ and ‘doing difference’. Doing seasons without ‘unruly switching’, Hai//om indigenous voice critiques the structuralist/dualist seasonal perspective in #TheDawnofEverything ‘coloured by agricultural folks in the high latitude zones’. Life histories collected from Hai//om seniors also provide the opposite of ‘doing difference’ – that is, ‘undoing difference’, when they describe living with !Xû neighbours as ‘children of one woman’.

#anthropology #schismogenesis #Hai//om #Namibia #indigenousvoice

https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/hgr.2022.5

‘No one will ever take my grandchildren again, ever’: Gathering hears from residential school survivors
#IndigenousPeoples #FirstNations #Inuit #Nunavut #Iqaluit #Canada #IndigenousSurvivors #UnmarkedGraves #ResidentialSchools #IndigenousVoice #Colonialism
https://the-14.com/no-one-will-ever-take-my-grandchildren-again-ever-gathering-hears-from-residential-school-survivors/

#austrailia should be ashamed of itself #IndigenousVoice https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/10/13/timeline-indigenous-voice-treaty-and-truth-in-australia

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-australia-67100354

Omfg. Once again, flawed logic, disinformation, and outright malice rule. What a disgusting display of continued subjugation. I guess the lesson is: never underestimate the allure of actively ignoring an obvious inequity in favor of maintaining the status quo. FVCK!

#FirstPeoples #IndigenousVoice #indigenousPeoples #decolonization

Colonizers gotta be colonizers, I guess.

#Australians reject historic #IndigenousVoice referendum

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-australia-67100354

With ABC calling WA for No, the #IndigenousVoice has been defeated in all six states and the NT. Only the ACT has voted in favour.

NATIONAL (59.8% IN): YES 4,287,552, NO 6,167,812, NO WIN
NEW SOUTH WALES (70.5% IN): YES 1,615,498, NO 2,275,013, NO WIN
QUEENSLAND (56.0% IN): YES 656,130, NO 1,358,727, NO WIN
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (65.6% IN): YES 300,562, NO 532,393, NO WIN
TASMANIA (75.4% IN): YES 124,000, NO 179,220, NO WIN
VICTORIA (65.5% IN): YES 1,341,675, NO 1,554,849, NO WIN
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (13.4% IN): YES 97,114, NO 144,367, NO WIN
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (64.1% IN): YES 125,827, NO 75,468, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY
NORTHERN TERRITORY (49.1% IN): YES 26,746, NO 47,775, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY

Victoria becomes the fifth state to be called by the ABC, also voting No to #IndigenousVoice.

NATIONAL (54.0% IN): YES 3,920,652, NO 5,511,453, NO WIN
NEW SOUTH WALES (66.8% IN): YES 1,546,090, NO 2,138,569, NO WIN
QUEENSLAND (50.0% IN): YES 606,122, NO 1,191,789, NO WIN
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (61.2% IN): YES 286,178, NO 490,535, NO WIN
TASMANIA (67.6% IN): YES 108,773, NO 163,075, NO WIN
VICTORIA (59.8% IN): YES 1,230,897, NO 1,410,925, NO WIN
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (0.3% IN): YES 1,401, NO 3,353, TOO EARLY TO CALL
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (57.8% IN): YES 115,626, NO 65,720, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY
NORTHERN TERRITORY (48.1% IN): YES 25,565, NO 47,487, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY

#Australia was, in some periods of its history, renowned for being resistant to bullshit and lies.

I had hoped today we would come together and #VoteYes to show ourselves better than the torrent of fear, racism, small-minded hatred, and sheer dismissal of Indigenous people.

We failed today, and I'm sorry. I hope we can prove better soon.

#AusPol #IndigenousVoice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese: Tomorrow we will need to find a new way forward.

#IndigenousVoice #Australia

NATIONAL (49.2% IN): YES 3,610,587, NO 4,979,585, NO WIN
NEW SOUTH WALES (62.0% IN): YES 1,444,916, NO 1,974,943, NO WIN
QUEENSLAND (44.8% IN): YES 550,802, NO 1,061,505, NO WIN
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (56.0% IN): YES 264,366, NO 445,639, NO WIN
TASMANIA (63.6% IN): YES 102,407, NO 153,488, NO WIN
VICTORIA (53.6% IN): YES 1,117,328, NO 1,251,481, TOO EARLY TO CALL
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, TOO EARLY TO CALL
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (55.2% IN): YES 110,780, NO 62,672, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY
NORTHERN TERRITORY (32.9% IN): YES 19,988, NO 29,857, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY

ABC projects Queensland has also voted No to #IndigenousVoice.

NATIONAL (33.7% IN): YES 2,600,656, NO 3,273,592, NO WIN
NEW SOUTH WALES (49.3% IN): YES 1,193,300, NO 1,522,016, NO WIN
QUEENSLAND (16.9% IN): YES 210,149, NO 396,381, NO WIN
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (37.2% IN): YES 185,640, NO 285,603, NO WIN
TASMANIA (57.3% IN): YES 94,306, NO 136,121, NO WIN
VICTORIA (38.9% IN): YES 832,477, NO 887,998, TOO EARLY TO CALL
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, TOO EARLY TO CALL
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (41.3% IN): YES 84,596, NO 44,925, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY
NORTHERN TERRITORY (0.5% IN): YES 188, NO 548, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY

ABC is now projecting that the #IndigenousVoice has been defeated, as three states have voted no.

NATIONAL (18.9% IN): YES 1,476,932, NO 1,820,893, NO WIN
NEW SOUTH WALES (33.3% IN): YES 800,109, NO 1,033,313, NO WIN
QUEENSLAND (0.2% IN): YES 1,486, NO 5,445, TOO EARLY TO CALL
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (13.4% IN): YES 62,700, NO 107,083, NO WIN
TASMANIA (41.6% IN): YES 68,881, NO 98,186, NO WIN
VICTORIA (23.5% IN): YES 490,595, NO 547,538, TOO EARLY TO CALL
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, TOO EARLY TO CALL
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (26.3% IN): YES 53,161, NO 29,328, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY
NORTHERN TERRITORY (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY

ABC has just called New South Wales, also voting No.

Yes now needs to win all four of the other states for #IndigenousVoice to be enshrined in the constitution. That's not really going to happen.

NATIONAL (7.4% IN): YES 561,309, NO 724,104, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
NEW SOUTH WALES (15.3% IN): YES 358,053, NO 482,946, NO WIN
QUEENSLAND (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (0.8% IN): YES 2,648, NO 7,125, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
TASMANIA (19.1% IN): YES 31,579, NO 44,995, NO WIN
VICTORIA (7.5% IN): YES 153,563, NO 180,203, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (7.8% IN): YES 15,466, NO 8,835, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY
NORTHERN TERRITORY (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY

ABC has made the first state call, with Tasmania voting No.

#IndigenousVoice #Australia

NATIONAL (5.6% IN): YES 421,916, NO 558,137, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
NEW SOUTH WALES (11.9% IN): YES 275,923, NO 380,064, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
QUEENSLAND (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
SOUTH AUSTRALIA (0.3% IN): YES 1,288, NO 3,070, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
TASMANIA (14.4% IN): YES 23,558, NO 34,136, NO WIN
VICTORIA (5.6% IN): YES 111,470, NO 135,816, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
WESTERN AUSTRALIA (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, TOO CLOSE TO CALL
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (4.7% IN): YES 9,677, NO 5,051, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY
NORTHERN TERRITORY (0.0% IN): YES 0, NO 0, COUNTS TOWARDS NATIONAL TOTAL ONLY

Take care with the early figures coming out of the #IndigenousVoice referendum.

These are largely rural booths, which we expect will lean towards No.

The urban booths will take a bit longer, and may take a bit longer to come through.

Reminder: A majority across #Australia, and a majority in at least 4 states, must vote Yes for a constitutional referendum to pass.

And now polls are closing in Australia's east coast in the #IndigenousVoice referendum.

It's Double Democracy Day in #ANZ!

There is a general election in #NewZealand. Polls are already open and will close at 19:00 NZST (07:00 BST).

There's also the #IndigenousVoice referendum in #Australia. Polls will be open from 08:00 to 18:00 local time (polls close between 08:00 and 10:00 BST).

I plan to #VoteYes because that aligns me with the overwhelming majority of Indigenous people.

The people who were consulted, for many years; who designed this #VoiceTreatyTruth process; the people who designed this constitutional amendment now.

They want an #IndigenousVoice, there's been plenty of investigation of the risks and the benefits, and the case is clear.

I'm not going to tell the overwhelming majority of Indigenous people consulted, that I know better than them on what they need. I will #VoteYes.

#AusPol

Mostly though, I accept that a constitutional amendment is needed, for one reason:

The Indigenous peoples that crafted this process *from its inception*, to the referendum now, are *telling me* this is what they need.

And I'm in no position to tell them they don't need a constitutional amendment to get an #IndigenousVoice. They deserve recognition in our constitution, they designed this process to get it.

Plenty enough to convince me to #VoteYes.

> With substantive constitutional change and structural reform, we believe this ancient sovereignty can shine through as a fuller expression of Australia’s nationhood.

https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement/view-the-statement/

#AusPol

Why is a constitutional amendment needed; why isn't this being introduced with a law, like other laws?

For those who don't yet know: It's because we need the #IndigenousVoice to be part of the constitution, *before* it can be legislated in detail, and so that a simple change of law can't erase it.

> Putting the Voice in the constitution means it can always be improved but never thrown away.
> Putting the Voice in the Constitution protects it from politics, giving it the time, security, and independence that it needs to provide meaningful and honest advice.

#AusPol #VoteYes

https://www.yes23.com.au/vote_yes#panel-2

#IndigenousVoice

Client Info