DEAR News Of The Area,

IT is becoming increasingly distressing to read about and to hear the tenor of the arguments opposing the Voice to Parliament.

Advice given by UNSW is that ”…you should always be wary of people speaking outside of their expertise and experience…”.

So, rather than go through each argument put forth by the No case, I would like to propose another way through this issue for an informed and legitimate choice to be made.

It seems to me that at present there are three types of information available to voters.

1. Information which is accurate and impartial, intended to fully inform voter’s choices.

2. Misinformation, resulting from either misunderstanding or a lack of knowledge about those issues.

3. Disinformation; deliberately inaccurate statements, maliciously intended to confuse voters and deny them the opportunity to make a fair assessment of the issues.

To make a truly informed choice in the upcoming referendum, I would sincerely ask voters to seek out the first option; accurate information on which their decision can be based.

This is the privilege and responsibility of having a vote in Australia that our democracy depends on.

Voters who are fully and accurately informed make much better judgements in exercising their democratic rights and responsibilities.

To be fully informed before making a decision and voting on October 14, the following sources are available to achieve that objective.

These sources are unbiased, written by qualified people and are politically non-partisan.

They take little time to read and address the issue of the Voice clearly and succinctly.

https://www.aph.gov.au › constitution (Also look at Sections 58 through 60. A sovereign Nation?)

The Uluru Statement from the Heart (1 page, only 439 words)

https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2023/06/ten-questions-about-the-voice-to-parliament—answered-by-the-ex

https://lawcouncil.au/policy-agenda/the-referendum-for-an-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-voice

https://theconversation.com/au/topics/voice-to-parliament-74405

https://voice.gov.au/resources

For anyone on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/referendumQandA

“Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe” – H. G. Wells.

Regards,
Norman DEAN,
Tea GARDENS.