Why the Voice could be a bulwark against Trumpism gaining a stronger foothold in Australia

As former Labor minister Barry Jones has wisely noted, the Voice referendum feels like 2016 all over again.

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  • As former Labor minister Barry Jones has wisely noted, the Voice referendum feels like 2016 all over again.
  • The only consolation was that Trump did not win a majority of votes in the United States.
  • Maybe the Voice will prevail, as Senator Pat Dodson says:
    I believe Australians are better than this.

A campaign defined by fear-mongering

    • Anthony Albanese has said there is “nothing scary, nothing to be fearful of here”.
    • Liberal Party politicians have been warned that those who support the Voice will lose their pre-selection for seats in parliament.
    • Former ACT Chief Minister Kate Carnell has said
      This has been politicised to the point that people aren’t comfortable to campaign for what they believe in because of the politics.
    • This has been politicised to the point that people aren’t comfortable to campaign for what they believe in because of the politics.

How Trump’s messages seep into Australia

    • If he returns to power, Australia will undoubtedly see a steady flood of these messages via his social media posts and pronouncements from the Oval Office.
    • “Law and order” will be a recurrent theme in the 2024 presidential election, should Trump be the Republican candidate again.
    • Trump supporters in Australia, including some who hold or aspire to public office, will pick up those messages and propagate them here.
    • Read more:
      'Alt-right white extremism' or conservative mobilising: what are CPAC's aims in Australia?

Why the Voice could insulate Australia from Trumpism

    • The existence of the Voice will mean that Trumpism is unlikely to derail what the body is intended to achieve.
    • The victorious opponents of the Voice, with their echoes of Trumpism, will be poised to keep advancing their agenda.
    • As George Megalogenis recently concluded, “A ‘no’ vote would revive both the colonial ghost of dispossession and the federation ghost of the White Australia policy.” That would be a victory for Trumpism in Australia, even before Trump’s fate is decided next year by voters in America.
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