With the Voice to Parliament Referendum date announced to be October 14 2023, this thread will run in the lead up to the date for general discussions/queries regarding the Voice to Parliament.

The Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Chapter IX Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

129 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

In recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia:

there shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice; the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; the Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.

Past Discussions

Here are some previous posts in this community regarding the referendum:

Common Misinformation

  • “The Uluru Statement from the Heart is 26 Pages not 1” - not true

Government Information

Amendments to this post

If you would like to see some other articles or posts linked here please let me know and I’ll try to add it as soon as possible.

  1. Added the proposed constitutional amendment (31/08/2023)
  2. Added Common Misinformation section (01/07/2023)

Discussion / Rules

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  • Ilandar@aussie.zone
    32·
    1 year ago

    A poll of 700 people, with no details on how they were selected or who made up the 700 people, can not be used to say 80% of all indigenous people support it

    Why not? You are still yet to offer any scientific or statistical explanation as to why this poll is flawed.

      • Ilandar@aussie.zone
        31·
        1 year ago

        It was already explained to you that a sample size of 732 is more than enough. Most nationwide political polls are conducted with similar sample sizes that represent a significantly smaller proportion of the total population. The poll has been checked by experts who endorsed its methodology and said there is no scientific evidence to suggest it is inaccurate.

        Again, where is your evidence that “lots of Indigenous people” don’t support the Voice or think it is a useless idea?

        • Whirlybird@aussie.zone
          21·
          1 year ago

          It was already explained to you that a sample size of 732 is more than enough.

          You’re free to believe that, but I don’t. A poll of 732 people (that we don’t know the selection process/criteria for btw) is not to be taken seriously as being representative of the entire indigenous population. It’s an absolutely pathetic sample size.

          Again, where is your evidence that “lots of Indigenous people” don’t support the Voice or think it is a useless idea?

          By your own favourite poll, 20% don’t support it. 20% of the population is “lots”.

          • Ilandar@aussie.zone
            21·
            1 year ago

            It’s an absolutely pathetic sample size.

            No it’s not. It would be a standard sample size for a nationwide poll if we were dealing with the entirety of Australia’s voting population, and in this case we are limited to a significantly smaller number of people. You are essentially claiming that every political poll is completely useless because they all have an “absolutely pathetic sample size” according to you.

            By your own favourite poll, 20% don’t support it.

            Wrong. The No vote was between 10 and 14% across those two polls. That is not “lots”, it is a minority.

            • Whirlybird@aussie.zone
              11·
              1 year ago

              You are essentially claiming that every political poll is completely useless because they all have an “absolutely pathetic sample size” according to you.

              Most are, yes.

              Using a poll of unknown selection criteria and size of 700 people to determine the popularity of an entire population is stupid and should be taken with a grain of salt - like all tiny polls like that. They can say their margin of error is 2% or whatever they want but it doesn’t make it true.

              Wrong. The No vote was between 10 and 14% across those two polls. That is not “lots”, it is a minority.

              If only 80% of them support it, 20% don’t. Math, how does it work?

              Also a minority can still be “lots” 🤣. Words, how do they work? You’re saying that there aren’t lots of indigenous people then, since they’re a minority, right?

              • Ilandar@aussie.zone
                11·
                1 year ago

                like all tiny polls like that.

                The YouGov poll was not “tiny”. It was of a normal size. What do you find difficult about this concept?

                If only 80% of them support it, 20% don’t. Math, how does it work?

                The Ipsos poll reported 80% Yes, 10% No, 10% Undecided. The YouGov poll (the one you keep referencing) reported 83% Yes, 14% No, 4% Undecided. Neither of these polls reported No at 20%, that is a complete fabrication on your part. Stop lying.

                • Whirlybird@aussie.zone
                  11·
                  1 year ago

                  The YouGov poll was not “tiny”.

                  Was that the 732 person one? If it was, it’s tiny.

                  It was of a normal size. What do you find difficult about this concept?

                  It can be the “normal” size for a poll while also being tiny/small. These things aren’t mutually exclusive. Again, words, how do they work?

                  Neither of these polls reported No at 20%, that is a complete fabrication on your part. Stop lying.

                  If you’re not voting yes you’re voting no. If you’re undecided and don’t vote yes, it’s a no. This is embarrassing for you. If you don’t vote yes, you’re against it even if you are “undecided”.

                  The Ipsos poll reported

                  Is that the one that was only 300 people? 🤣

                  • Ilandar@aussie.zone
                    1·
                    1 year ago

                    By your braindead logic, the undecided responses can also be interpreted as support for Yes because they failed to indicate their support for No. According to you, Indigenous support for Yes is between 87% and 90%.