One thing I can always count on, when I remember about this site and swing by every couple of years, is that you will always be here, spouting absolute 100% certified bollocks. Like some fetid far-right stream of consciousness straight from the collective colon of humanity.

This.

Presumably it will create many employment opportunities if it confers a right to be represented at thousands of meetings, agencies etc. What is the scope of this representation?

is unpleasant and intolerant

Reality. Get over yourself!

if that is your level of conversation at a Barbie, it would be a must avoid event. And this is a teetotal Barbie too!

Drinks are available if you know where to look -

Good grief yes, it would've been closed down years ago otherwise

Unless things change, this referendum is going to be a real divider. But I think that was the aim of it in the first place. 7 votes to 6 so far.

You have such a way with words. Couldn't agree more, though.
Yes, yes the person Hutch is referring to is both of those things.

7 votes all now. A real divider.

The Guardian has published the results of a poll which suggests growing support for the No everywhere except Victoria.

https://www.theguardian.com/australi...ial-poll-shows

I can't help feel the principles of the voice campaign around helping Aboriginal people would be better served by legislation, something that would likely get through parliament, rather than asking the public to put it in the constitution and make it permanent. We have just seen the WA government do a complete turn around n their Aboriginal Heritage Protection laws. Often things need changing and shouldn't be permanent.

Impressive speech from Jacinta Price. It's amazing how people don't see the Voice as the institution of racist division that it will become.

I’m not a citizen, so I am watching on. I think clarity is lacking in both camps. And whatever the outcome, I will bet my bottom dollar that there is no consensus on why we got that outcome.

I'm not a citizen either, but I like to add my two Australia cents. Why do you think there is a lack of clarity ? Both sides seem to have specific arguments.

Good question! I think in part because I don’t think the issues have been interrogated enough before voters go to the polls. A longer national conversation could have given proper time to debate the questions, to allow advocates greater time to make the case, even to tease out the ‘why’ differences in the No camps, etc. It has been a very short timeframe from “this is the date of the referendum” to that date.