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Baz Stone

22/9/2023

1 Comment

 
My experience, as a person that needs detail and has no belief of the "trust me" push on the YES vote, was that I didn't have enough info ... so would have voted no, based on lack of information.
However, after a good discussion with my wife, who basically said “Don't over think it - do you or do you not want to be the LAST place to recognise our first peoples?” I don't so the vote would be YES!

Upon reflection I believe our PM has oversold the whole issue and it has become a political nightmare. For a country that had the white Australia policy some time ago (in hindsight, maybe someone thought it was good) how can we not see how clear a YES vote is.

I place the confusion on Mr Albanese - it is simply absurd.
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Peter Ghys
23/9/2023 02:21:07 pm

Baz, some blame on Albo, but the vast majority on Dutton for his complicity in a cynical Trumpesque campaign of misinformation and fearmongering on the desperate gamble he can win back some votes….

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