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The voice has been mentioned by almost every Labor MP in introducing their section of the platform at the ALP conference, including Anthony Albanese, but it hasn’t played a huge role in the proceedings.
Albanese was asked on Sky News earlier today what would happen if the referendum failed, given polling keeps pointing down:
You have to respect the outcome. I’ll still support constitutional recognition, of course. But there won’t be another vote next week or next year. I still will do whatever I can to assist closing the gap. But what we know is it will be harder because a voice will make it easier. There’ll be a structured body, advisory body, to government to make it easier.
Updated at 23.45 EDT21m ago23.38 EDT
The ALP national conference isn’t the only show in Brisbane (Brisbae, Brissie, Bris Vegas etc) with the rally for native forests arriving on Saturday.
That will be adjacent to the conference, with the Bob Brown-led rally occurring at the nearby Musgrave Park. Labor didn’t vote to include an end to native forest logging in the platform, instead agreeing to review the 1992 forestry agreement.
Brown said the tide was turning against native forest logging:
Now is the time for all good people to come to the defence of the rainforests and wildlife. This is part of the global rainforest end years. Either we make a stand in wealthy Australia to stop this completely unwarranted and needless destruction or the game is up for the world’s future environmental security.
We cannot ask people elsewhere to do what we aren’t prepared to do ourselves.
Updated at 23.44 EDT1h ago23.02 EDT
The conference is now on a break for lunch.
The next chapter – “opening the doors for opportunity”– is not expected to be as fractious.
Updated at 23.04 EDT1h ago22.55 EDT
After that uncomfortableness (you can bet there will be a few fiery words off the conference floor as well, but that usually happens behind closed doors) there is an attempt to return to a warmer vibe, so awards are being given.
Kimberley Kitching has had an award named after her – the human rights award honouring her work in getting Magnitsky-style legislation passed in Australia.
(The laws essentially provide a legal basis for sanctioning foreign government officials implicated in human rights abuses anywhere in the world.)
Tony Clark, Delegate Clark from the…
2023-08-17 22:45:57
Source from www.theguardian.com
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