The proposal to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Australian Constitution is drafted to simply give all powers on the matter to the Parliament. A Constitution should contain those terms that the Parliament cannot amend without referring it back to the people at a referendum. If an indigenous voice to parliament is important enough for inclusion in the Australian Constitution, then the voters need to be informed about how it will operate, how it will be established, what rights and powers it has and what limits apply.  

To be the truly independent nation that Australia should be, we need to replace the current Australian Constitution and the replacement needs to specify an Australian head of state and one that is elected by the people.  

When a government feels it is necessary to put forward an amendment to the Constitution that simply gives all powers on the matter to the Parliament, then it is time to question why we are doing the amendment in the first place.  

Compulsory voting requires politicians to address the entire electorate rather than just pandering to an extremist fringe that they can mobilise to vote on the day, and this means compulsory voting will result in more moderate governments that better represent mainstream society. Compulsory voting also recognises that with each right, in this case the right to vote, comes a responsibility, the responsibility to vote at every election.

If we provide the opportunity for 16 year old citizens to vote in Australian elections will that encourage greater participation and interest among our youth in how Australia is run?

How could we get real Australian citizen participation in drafting a replacement Australian Constitution?

You wouldn’t buy a car on these terms so why are you being asked to vote on a change to the Australian Constitution on the same basis? This video looks at the structure of the proposed constitutional amendment to introduce an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

This video looks at why operating the Australian Government under the current Australian Constitution is like operating the country with the check engine light on. It is argued that the current Constitution is not appropriate for an independent democratic nation such as Australia.

This video looks at why it is time to consider replacing the Australian Constitution, and it is an introduction to the proposed draft ‘New Aussie Constitution’ that has been developed independently of Government or any political party.

This video is a satirical look at a serious topic – who is legally running Australia now?