CANBERRA, Australia — Australians voted in a referendum Saturday against enshrining in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives. Proponents said creating an Indigenous Voice via the constitution would recognize the special place that Indigenous people have in Australian history while giving them input in … Read more
WARSAW, Poland — Voting has begun in a high-stakes election in Poland that will chart the way forward for the European Union member on NATO’s eastern flank. The outcome of Sunday’s election will determine whether the right-wing Law and Justice party will win an unprecedented third straight term or whether a combined opposition can win … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee, the deputy prime minister said on Sunday. Every state and mainland territory apart from Australian Capital Territory voted against a proposal to enshrine in the constitution an Indigenous Voice … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Opposing campaigners made their final pitches on Friday over changing the Australia’s constitution to acknowledge a place for Indigenous Australians on the eve of the nation’s first referendum in a generation. The referendum has the potential to amend Australia’s founding legal document for the first time since 1977. But opinion polls suggest … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australians cast their final votes Saturday in the country’s first referendum in a generation, deciding whether to tackle Indigenous disadvantages by enshrining in the constitution a new advocacy committee. The proposal for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament bitterly divided Australia’s Indigenous minority as well as the wider community. Indigenous activist Susanne Levy … Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Early voting began on Monday in New Zealand for the nation’s Oct. 14 general election, with conservative contender Christopher Luxon casting his ballot. Early voting also began in some parts of Australia in a referendum that would enshrine in Australia’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday he was confident that Indigenous Australians overwhelmingly support a proposal to create their own representative body to advise Parliament and have it enshrined in the constitution. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s remarks came as Tiwi Islanders cast their votes on making such a constitutional change. They were among … Read more
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s ruling get together needs to ask voters in a referendum whether or not they assist accepting “hundreds of unlawful immigrants from the Center East and Africa” as a part of a European Union relocation plan, the prime minister mentioned Sunday, as his conservative get together seeks to carry onto energy in … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Senate voted Monday to carry a referendum this yr on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advocate aiming to provide the nation’s most deprived ethnic minority extra say on authorities coverage. Dozens of primarily Indigenous individuals stood up the general public galleries and clapped when senators handed the referendum invoice … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Home of Representatives voted overwhelming Wednesday for a referendum to be held this yr on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advocate aiming to offer the nation’s most deprived ethnic minority extra say on authorities coverage. Whereas the Voice would advocate for Indigenous pursuits, it could not have a vote … Read more