Australia’s referendum will result in further division

Australia's Oct. 14 referendum on having enshrining an Indigenous 'voice' in its Parliament is going to fail, and that will hugely damage trust between the Aboriginal population and the majority.

When you see Australians adapting to diversity, but still treating Aboriginal people the same old way, you realize that it’s a specific situation, not just the Australian version of a general one. If you require confirmation, just look at New Zealand, where Maori is actually one of the national languages, writes Gwynne Dyer. Pixabay photograph courtesy of RebeccaLintzPhotography

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

October 11, 2023

LONDON, U.K.—"On October 14, there’s nothing for us to lose. And there’s so much for Australia to gain. There is no downside here, only upside," said Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese six weeks ago, announcing the date of the great referendum on enshrining ...

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