The Failure of the Voice Referendum and the Future of Austral... - 9781839995521

Name: The Failure of the Voice Referendum and the Future of Austral... - 9781839995521
Brand: Anthem Press

Anthem Press

The Failure of the Voice Referendum and the Future of Australian DemocracyAuthor(s): Gabrielle Appleby, Megan Davis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Anthem Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Anthem Press\nISBN-13: 9781839995521, 978-1839995521\nSynopsis\nAustralia, and Australians, stood at a crossroads in October 2023. Before them lay a new and more accommodating way to practice democracy, a future in which First Nations people were given a representative voice in political decisions in this country. After months of a referendum campaign, struggling over foundational ideals and questions of national identity, misinformation, disinformation and racism, the proposal was overwhelmingly rejected in every Australian state and nationally. The referendum campaign was Australias first since the failed attempt at a republic in 1999. The political and media environment in which the referendum campaign would unfold was fundamentally changed. These changes included the growth of social media, growing.