Australia debates Indigenous referendum as pamphlets launched
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Parties on both sides of a debate on whether to constitutionally recognise Australia’s Indigenous people released their official pamphlets on Tuesday, which will start being delivered to letterboxes across the country. Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum later this year on whether they support altering the constitution to include a […]
Campaigns against Indigenous referendum gather strength in Australia
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Two Australian Indigenous leaders opposed to a proposal to constitutionally recognise the Aboriginal and Torres Island people joined forces on Thursday in an effort to strengthen their campaign ahead of a referendum later this year. A group led by Warren Mundine, a former Labor Party national president who is Indigenous, and a group […]
‘No’ and ‘yes’ vote campaigns launched for Australian same-sex marriage vote
Campaigns for both the ‘no’ and ‘yes’ votes in the upcoming voluntary postal survey on same-sex marriage were officially launched in Australia over the weekend. On Saturday night, the ‘no’ vote campaign was launched at Darling Harbour in Sydney with speakers including Turnbull Government Senator Matthew Canavan, Senator Cory Bernardi and Lyle Shelton, managing director […]