30%
Born overseas.
“Nearly every country from around the world was represented in Australia’s population in 2021.” ABS
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Why Australians should VOTE NO to a racially specific power in our constitution.
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The Constitution treats citizens of all races in our multiracial democratic society equally ... forever.
25,890,773
Population of Australia (2021)
30%
Born overseas.
"Nearly every country from around the world was represented in Australia's population in 2021." ABS
48.2%
Parent Born Overseas
Almost half of Australians have a parent born overseas. (ABS)
1,020,007
Australia has welcomed more than one million people (1,020,007) into Australia since 2017. (ABS)
48.2%
Parent Born Overseas
Almost half of Australians have a parent born overseas. (ABS)
1,020,007
Australia has welcomed more than one million people (1,020,007) into Australia since 2017. (ABS)
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What is the context of this debate?
Firstly,
What is the Constitution?
The Australian Constitution is the set of rules by which Australia is run. It is the highest law of the land and established the rules for our ongoing democratic Australian Government.
How can we change the Australian Constitution?
The Constitution can only be changed with the approval of the Australian people. A proposed change must be approved by the Parliament and then be voted on by Australians in a referendum.
A short overview of the history of Constitution Day and how our national system of government was formed can be found here.
Does the constitution protect the rights of Aboriginal and Tores Strait Islander peoples?
Yes. An overwhelming majority of Australians voted ‘yes’ in the 1967 referendum, creating constitutional equality for all Australians.
Since 1967, every Australian, regardless of race, has been recognised as equal before the law.
That could change in 2023.
The establishment of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the constitution will write racial division into our most important legal document.
Vote NO to the aboriginal voice to parliament
What is the racially specific power proposed for our constitution?
The Voice Referendum Question.
A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve of this proposed alteration?
If a majority of Australians vote in favour of the Voice, the Constitution would be amended as follows:
Sentence 1.
1. There shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
Sentence 2.
2. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Sentence 3.