Albanese's voice campaign turns nasty

the Albanese government made a political calculation that dividing Australia through the voice referendum would work in their favor that was confirmed by the Sydney Morning Herald report today that Labor's National secretary briefed labor MPS this week that they were hoping for the coalition to suffer damage as a result of the voice referendum this strategy of division has never been so clearly encapsulated than by the comments from the Albanese government appointed advisor Marcia Langton Ms Langton said and I quote directly every time the no case raises one of their arguments if you start pulling it apart you get down to base racism I'm sorry to say it but that's where it lands or just sheer stupidity could you get a more divisive or a more inflammatory statement than calling the reasons to vote no reasons which are supported by millions of Australians including many indigenous Australians as racist and stupid now the arguments of the no campaign are outlined in the official aec referendum booklet the case for voting no outlines that the government's proposal is risky unknown divisive and permanent I was one of those who helped write the No statement outlining these principles along with many colleagues in this place including Senator jacinta nambujimper price now clearly we were right to point out that this voice proposal is divisive as demonstrated by Ms langton's recent insults we said that Australians should have details of how the voice would work before the vote not after it the yes campaign now claims that it is racism and sheer stupidity for Australians to ask to be told specifically what they are voting for to be put into the Constitution before they vote for it and we said it would be permanent which is exactly what is intended by the yes campaign that permanency means if the referendum succeeds this tactic of being labeled stupid and racist if you disagree with something The Voice or members of The Voice have said will be used again and again and again to bully the Australian public into accepting whatever is demanded the yes campaign and the Albanese government has from day one banked on being able to intimidate Australians into voting yes with all of this rhetoric along with celebrity appearances and tens of millions of dollars in corporate donations now this labor government promised that it would cut the cost of living for all Australians but as the cost of living skyrockets with the only ones doing better under labor are major corporations like Qantas and the Commonwealth Bank who are bankrolling The Voice campaign we've seen time and again indigenous communities and Elders from across Australia telling us that the voice hasn't been explained or simply won't work or make a difference in my own state of Tasmania many indigenous groups don't support The Voice we've seen Australians like my Brave colleague Senator jacinta Nampa gympa price and Warren mundine speaking out and explaining why the government should not be dividing Australia as it is and in return for offering their voice the voice that the Prime Minister claims doesn't exist unless he wins the referendum they have been subject to disgraceful levels of vitriol from the moment the Prime Minister and the indigenous affairs minister called a media event with Shaq O'Neal it was obvious that this referendum wasn't going to be about the views of Australians they brought out Shaq to try and spin their narrative that the world will think badly of us if we say no to a divisive elitist and unevidenced push to change our constitution the government of Australia has actively sought to enlist the views of foreign celebrities to pressure Australians into changing our constitution then came the Prime Minister standing next to Alan Joyce reading out qantas's trademarked advertising slogan at a media events broken the voice even as the a Triple C was investigating Qantas for selling tickets to flights that didn't exist at every turn the yes campaign has used celebrities corporate funding and insults to make their case that's divisive that's elitist and that is disrespectful to all Australians

Channel: Senator Claire Chandler

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Published: Thu Sep 14 2023