‘The Voice’ Was Only a Test for Bigger Change to Our Constitution

Commentary Upon reflection, it is incredible to me just how quickly the dust has settled after the Australian people defeated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Voice to Parliament. But while most Australians are moving on with their lives, it’s important to put the referendum into what I sincerely believe is its truest context. The referendum was nothing but a political stunt, in the most clinical sense of the phrase. Its sole intent was to goad the Australian people into signing a blank cheque on constitutional reform by way of emotional manipulation. It was never ultimately about improving the welfare of Aboriginal Australians; indeed, Aboriginal people have been, and should feel, used....