The Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney addressed the National Press Club this afternoon and used the opportunity to outline what she says will ...
Will people in the Northern Territory have their vote counted as if it were a state or just to the total national amount?
National count only.
Am I the only one here who thinks they could’ve made actual change if they became a state (more senators, can contribute to a referendum)?
Possibly, but then we’d have a state with less population than Hobart which raises it’s own issues.
The voice is very close to a lobby group’s position in Canberra. I can’t remember when Indigenous issues were in the top 3 most important during an election, so what’s stopping the government by just ignoring them?
National count only.
Possibly, but then we’d have a state with less population than Hobart which raises it’s own issues.
Nothing, but that’s kind of the point.