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"Last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Australia will vote in
the Voice referendum on October 14.
When the proposal for a Voice to Parliament was first put forward in the Uluru
Statement from the Heart, it was mostly welcomed as an invitation to
Australians to come together.
The subsequent announcement of a referendum brought hope and history into
alignment for a possible process of reconciliation – just as occurred with the
1967 referendum.
It was recognised that opinions would differ, but there was confidence these
could be resolved through considered dialogue.
Now, however, we are seeing increases in racism and hardening of entrenched
positions instead of respectful dialogue.
Where we need trustworthy analysis of and commentary on the proposed Voice, and
careful, respectful discussion, there has been a torrent of misinformation,
personal criticisms and even abuse."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
