Referendum
Health & Medicine
Reconciling the unreconcilable
The ‘no’ result in the referendum to enshrine a Voice to Parliament has divided Australia. How do we process our emotions about the result – both as individuals and as a society?
Politics & Society
The 3 big lies of the no campaign
As Australians vote in the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Professor Marcia Langton AO says the no campaign has used misinformation and lies to confuse a very simple question
Health & Medicine
Book extract
The Voice to Parliament and echoes of Mabo
Australians vote this year in a referendum that could enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, alongside State and region-based Treaties, Truth-Telling and State based-Voices to Parliament
Education
Book extract
Educating Australia on Indigenous Voice
The failure of Australia’s formal education to produce an informed electorate that understands the need for an Indigenous Voice to parliament highlights our lack of an inclusive curriculum
Sciences & Technology
New Caledonia referendum: A flashpoint for decolonisation
Due to longstanding ethnic and political divisions, New Caledonia is caught in a new round of geopolitics and its referendum outcome is unlikely to please everyone
Politics & Society
Five things to know about Russia’s Constitutional amendments
Russia has voted to change the country’s constitution. The amendments shore up Vladimir Putin’s power but also have serious implications for foreign policy
Politics & Society
Australia’s referendum drought
Since Federation, Australia has on average voted in a plebiscite or referendum every six years - but our most recent was back in 1999. Is there an argument for regular referendums?
Politics & Society
Why Parliament should decide on same sex marriage
Changing the law sits with Australia’s MPs, not the people