Since I’ve been away, the PM has developed a clearer pitch on the Indigenous voice. But Peter Dutton is flooding the zone with shit as a means of obscuring the truth
– relentless cost-of-living pressure – coupled with the relentless stuff of life – demanding or insecure jobs, ailing elderly parents, kids who need attention.
So when strategists report that a lot of people are yet to give the voice any thought, I believe it. But Australia’s democracy dragnet is about to remove the option of sitting this issue out. The referendum to determine yes or no to the voice to parliament. We are entering the season of civic participation; the realm of forced choice.
Can Australians find the mindfulness in tough times, the requisite stillness, to listen, reflect and consider? For people coming at the concept cold, Albanese’s pitch is threefold: the voice is an advisory body, not this sinister plot you might be hearing about on TikTok; if you don’t know what the voice is, please find out – it won’t take much time; and voting yes will cost you nothing – “there is so much for Australia to gain”.
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