Queensland opposition backflips on support for state's Path to Treaty (www.abc.net.au)

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[-] maegul@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago

Right. So this whole referendum was treated as a strategic opportunity to stick it the various labor party Govts across the country, right? Now with the No voters established, they’re thinking there’s a base on which to build some sort of anti-woke quiet battlers labor are out of touch platform into the next round of elections.

Honestly, I think Albo kinda fell for it. The strange silence from Albo and the fed govt at the moment reveals that they know they’re in a bit of a moment right now.

[-] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 12 points 11 months ago

That's the problem with our two party system, when one is in opposition they're not thinking about how they can do any good, they're just thinking about how to get back on the other side. Politics shouldn't be a career choice, it should be about choosing to stand up for what you believe in to make some positive change

[-] abhibeckert@beehaw.org 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This entire thing was started under Malcom Turnbull, and Labor supported it from day one. The two major parties agree on most things, including this until LNP backflipped after the referendum had been called.

(Well, technically it dates back to about 1933... but there have been several failed attempts over the last hundred years with this latest one dating back to 2015 when LNP established a "Referendum Council" with the goal of adding an "indigenous voice" to the constitution)

[-] surreptitiouswalk@aussie.zone 7 points 11 months ago

There was a podcast episode, I think from Democracy Sausage, that talked about how historically referendum no campaigning parties actually do poorly in the subsequent general election since they lean in to absolutely insane arguments during the campaign, which gets them the referendum win, but the loss in the general election. I hope that happens here.