'It's on': Senate vote triggers Voice referendum within the next six months

Tëëk cennë löŋ tëëk ɣönë lööŋ abë dhöl liep në biääk benë cuɛt në Voice referendum në kaamë pɛ̈i ke rou ka dhetem.

The legislation on the Indigenous Voice referendum question has passed federal parliament, a development that moves the nation closer to a referendum date being determined. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch

KEY POINTS:

• More than 17 million Australians are registered to vote in the referendum later this year.
• The passage of the Voice referendum bill triggers the process of setting a firm date for the vote.
• The date must be set within two months and six months from today.

Në ye mɛn ke kɔc ke panë Australia abë në ɣän ke cuɛt ago Voice to Parliament ya yic në nïïn bë bn në kaam pɛ̈i ke dhetem ke ye biääk wäär cennë löŋ tëë ɣönë lööŋ në tiɛ̈ɛ̈m cen tiɛ̈m në 52 tiɛɛmë kɔc ke 19.

Në ye mɛn ke Parliarment abë lɔ tueŋ kenë luɔɔië lonë referendum në yomtinen, kuka Auɛtralia bë dhilnom riɛɛr ben rölë kɔc tueŋ tääu në buŋë loŋic kuke ye biääk wël thɛɛr ɣɔn cë cë luɛɛlë wɛ̈t 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart ku bë wël cë keek lueel tääu në buŋë lööŋic.

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Bɛ̈ny akutë kɔc tueeŋ ke panë Auɛtralia man ye Linda Burney ee jam cë man adɛ̈ ke piathë Auɛtralia atɔ̈ ke cë thiɔ̈k telenë tɔ̈ ku rëërë kɔc tueŋ gam ke ye cë man adɛ̈ keke ye biääk ëlöŋ ‘ke bë ya pan piɛth’.

“Në yekölë ke këriɛ̈ɛ̈c ee gɔl në biääk ë thiɛɛtha ku yenëke thök. Nëyeköle, ke wuɔk lëu buk jam jäl gɔl në kuɛɛt ku yic,” ee cë lueel.

“Në kaam bääric ke kɔc tueŋ ke panë Australia aye kɔc tɔ̈ në ŋɔ̈ɔ̈ŋic awɛ̈ɛ̈r kuɔɔt kɔ̈k ceŋ ye panë kenë ke cie biäk ë kɔc tueŋ. Ka juïc atɔ̈ keke cë dac wääc në tɔ̈ tɔ̈ baai. Kunë ye mɛn ke Röle ka akut yenë bë kuɔ̈tic abë yekenë dhil waar ku cök piny, nëŋö na nɔŋ të yenë wuɔk piŋ në ka lueel kɔc keek në ye kuɛɛtkɛ̈ yiic and yukku jam wuɔnë kɔc ceŋ ye ɣänkɛ̈ kuka tɛ̈ŋ piɛth ku luɔi piɛth alëu bë dac ya tak ku ye nɔŋ kë piɛth të nɔŋ raan ëbɛ̈n. ”

Acïï akutë Labor lueel cë man adɛ̈ ke Röl ka ye akitë bë kuɔ̈ɔ̈tic abë tɔ̈ ke ye akut ye kɔc lɛ̈k, ku ye kɔc tueŋ ke pane Auɛtralia yiɛ̈n nomlääu lëu benë keek ɣönë lööŋ ya lɛ̈k ku jiɛ̈ɛ̈mkɛ̈ në ka thɛ̈ny röth kɔc tueŋ ke ye pänë ku pïïrden.

Ku të nɔŋ kɔc cë ye ajuiɛɛrë kɔɔr bë rɔt looi, ke keek atɔ̈ kek diu piɔ̈ɔ̈th cë man adɛ̈ ke bɔ̈ kenë anuaan, kuka ye kɔc kɔ̈k lueel cë man adɛ̈ ke röl ka ye akutë abë ye riɛɛr koor të nɔŋ kɔc tueŋ ke ye pane.

The first referendum in nearly a quarter of a century will take place sometime between two and six months from Monday, though Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged it will take place this year.

Ye cuɛt bë rɔt looië ka referendum, yenë ka bë jäl bɛɛr ya kë looi në kaam ë run ke thiɛ̈ɛ̈rrou ku dhïc kuka bë gɔl nëYomtïnen kuka ye bɛ̈nyë baai man ye Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lueel ye ka bë looi në kaamë pɛ̈I ke dhetem në ye rune yic.

“Yenë ke nyin töŋ ë ka piɛth ye bɛ̈n në pïïr ke lëu bë baai bɛ̈I nhial ku cök piny,” në wɛ̈t ëë cë mat.

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe reacts after the passing of the Voice to Parliament in the Senate chamber at Parliament House. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch

“Kunë yiic yenë dɛɛië kɔc juïc në ye mɛn, acën kë bë waar në pïïrë kɔc yic në tɔ̈ tɔ̈ keke në ye mɛn. Kuka lëu bë nɔŋ kë piɛth bë yiɛ̈n kɔc cë tɔ̈ në ŋɔ̈ɔ̈ŋic ëtëwën panë Australia nëye ruɔ̈nkɛ̈ ka ye kölë…na loi en wuya, keka lëu ba dhil nyic cë man adɛ̈ keka bë bɛ̈nbei yeya..

“Yekënë ee nomlääu lëu benë wuɔk kɛ̈ŋ looi apiɛth, kenë keek cie kake kɔc tueŋ ke pane Auɛtralia ke pɛ̈i ku buk ya biääk ëkë bë rɔt waar wuɔnë keek ke kɔc tueŋ ke Australia.”

Kë cïï akutë Coalition man ye (National kenë Libral) täk në athöörë referendum

Agut na cɔk kɔc juïc ke keek ye ajuiɛɛrë jäi keka athöör bë cɔk tëk në Yomtïnen ka köl tueŋ.

Raan töŋë awuut ke Coalition ye nyuc në thöi tueŋ në biääkden ɣönë lööŋ ku ye cɔl Michaelia Cash ee bë jam ye Gɛ̈m man ye (Yes) abë löŋë panë Australia “waar në wɛ̈ɛ̈r cën dhuk ciɛ̈ɛ̈n”, ku lueel ye akutë Labor athuëët ku cïï köör bë nɔŋ wɛ̈t lɔgɔk bïk lueel në kë bïï akutë looi në “tëŋ ben kɔc tekiic” në luɔɔi bë loi.

“[Ku] wuɔk ye kɔc ke ye panë gam cë man, keka nɔŋë raan ë keek ke yic bë dhil nɔŋ tɛ̈k ku bë jam në yekënë yic,” yenë ke cë lueel.

"Na ku en, kake lëu bë ya kë tek kɔc yiic kuka cie kë ber jäl. Na kuc të benë ye akutë ya lui thïn ku yïn cuɛ̈të jɛ̈i man yë No.”

Raan ye jam në biääk kɔc tueŋ ke panë Australia të nɔŋ kɔc ke akutë Coalition ku ye cɔl Jacinta Price ku ye tiŋë kuanë Warlpiri/Celtic, ee wɛ̈t bë lueel cë man adɛ̈ ku lë ɣönë lööŋ ka Palëmɛn waan ciɛ̈n ku lɔ ye cuɛtë referendum niööp keka bë kɔc wɛ̈n adiɛɛr ku ariirë löŋ.

“Akɔɔr bɛ̈nyë baai cë man adɛ̈ ke këriɛ̈ɛ̈c benë kɔc ke nyïn niɛɛn ku bë kɔc kɔ̈ɔ̈n kenë yen ku kuy cë man adɛ̈ ken a lɔ löŋ waar keka cie kë kɔnë bɛɛr bɛ̈ibei, kuka cën kë lɔ cök cë lueel,” ee cëye wɛ̈të mat.

Në biääk akutë Coalition ke kɔc kɔ̈k atɔ̈ keke reece athöör yenë cë gɔ̈ɔ̈r, ku yekënë ee yen nyuɔɔth cë man adɛ̈ keke bë ya biääk ë kɔc bë kë loi rɔt jäi në No të lenë athöör ke lëu në cuɛtë referendum tɛ̈k kɔc bë cuɛt.

Greens welcome 'truly historic day'

Greens Indigenous Australians spokeswoman Dorinda Cox, who compromised on her preference for Treaty and Truth to come before the Voice, heralded a "truly historic day" for First Nations Australians.

"The parliament's work is done. It's time for the grassroots Yes campaign to get out there in the community and share with all Australians why this referendum is so important, and why a Voice to Parliament is so important," she said.

Ms Burney, seated left, was present for the debate. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch

“Yekënë yenë kek göl ëkë kɔɔrku. Akɔɔrku cë man adɛ̈ yith ke kɔc tueŋ ke panë Australia bë keek dhɔ̈k tëden ye pan wuɔk thïn ë. Akɔɔrku ëya cë man adɛ̈ ku bë dhil nɔŋ amat në biääk bë kän yiic yök ku jɔl ya cökpin në ka cë keek wuɔ̈ɔ̈c thɛɛr ago baai lɔ lou kuka kɔɔr keke në ye mɛn.

Raandɛ̈ cë bë jam ëë tɛ̈ɛ̈n ee Thenata Cox ku lueel acë nomlääu ë kɔc tueŋ ke panë Australia bë kan nyaai, kunë kaam jiɛm e nee bë ya gut röör në raan tɔ̈ ɣönë lööŋ ke lääu nom kanë akutde yic man ye cɔl Lidia Thorpe, man cë jäl në akutë Green yic ku bë lɔ jam ye tök në të benë kɔc Voice cuɛ̈t.

Acïï Thenata Thorpe bë ya dhuɔ̈k piny ëtëwën ye, “Nyuɔthë yic”.

Aye Lidia Thorpe jäi cë man adɛ̈ ke ye ‘lueth ku adhuɔɔm ë cuɛtë’

Thenator Thorpe man tɔ̈ ke ye tiŋë kuanë DjabWurrung, Gunnai ku Gunditjmara, ee bë jam ku lueel ye Yomtïneen akɔɔr bë lööm ke ye kööl cenë kɔc ‘ruɔɔc’ ku ye kɔc ke pane Australia thïïc cë man adɛ̈ keke bë referendum jäi.

Na wën cë rɔt jɔt ke lɔ jam, ke Thenator Thorpe ee bë jam ye ke looi rɔt enë iee mathumäär yenë ke jäl yuɔ̈p në thanduŋë thuɔɔu nom’,kuka cë bë dhiac ke lueel ye ciɛ̈t na adɛ̈ ke bë cuɛt yedë në biääk de ke ye raan në kölë referendum.

“Na lɔ cuɛt keka ba jäi man ye No aguɔ tɛ̈ŋ nɔŋ kë riɛ̈ɛ̈k cït yekenëba jäi nëŋö acën riɛɛr cë yiɛ̈n kɔc tueŋ,” ee cë lueel yeya.

“Ɣɛn cë lëu ba kɔ̈ɔ̈c në kë ya yök ke cë kɔc ciɛ̈ yïn riɛɛr. Ɣɛn cë lëu ba kɔ̈ɔ̈c wuɔ̈në akute adɛ̈ ke bïï raan tɔ̈ në riɛɛric ya lɔ kuany ku cïn riɛɛr.

 

Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney poses for a photo with 40 members of Jawun at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas

"Recognis[ing] First Peoples' sovereignty in this country [would] dissolve the colonial, violent institution that we're all in right now," she said.

"Yes, I'm here to infiltrate it, [to] rattle the cages, [to] destroy the white supremacy that is represented in this place."

Senator Thorpe, who wore a t-shirt emblazoned with the word 'Gammin' during the debate, demanded Parliament implement the recommendations from Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody.

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe reacts during debate on the Voice to Parliament in the Senate chamber at Parliament House. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch

"Gammin, as we know, is fake and pretend," she said.

"We're hearing all these beautiful, heartfelt stories about how this is going to fix our lives. It's going to solve everything. We can't even do anything until after this referendum ... Meanwhile, children are being tortured in prisons."

Speaking during Monday's debate, Labor frontbencher Malarndirri McCarthy urged Australians to vote yes "for a better future" and said the Voice would mean "a great deal" to Indigenous people.

"[Indigenous people] are reaching out to all Australians, to be able to feel proud of this time in our country's history, where we can lift one another up," she said.

"Where First Nations people can be and feel very much a part of the complete fabric."

Concern over tone of debate after Pauline Hanson comments

After One Nation senator Pauline Hanson urged Australians to “ask why” the Stolen Generations had occurred, Senator McCarthy conceded she was concerned about the tenor of the debate in coming months.

Senator McCarthy urged Australians to “listen to the better side of yourself” throughout the debate.

“I am concerned, a little bit, when I hear about some of the commentary that goes on,” she said.

Senator McCarthy conceded concern over the tenor of the debate, just moments after Pauline Hanson's (pictured) comments. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch

“I still urge all Australians to dig deep, to listen to the better side of yourself throughout this debate, and to keep it at a level that is respectful.

“It is only then can we find the better part of ourselves as a country, the better part of ourselves as Australians.”

Senator Hanson had earlier claimed that many of the Stolen Generations would “not have survived” without their removal.

“You know, you talk about the Stolen Generation. It did happen at the time. Ask yourself why,” she said.

The extensive 1997 Bringing Them Home Report found the removal of Indigenous children from their homes was a gross violation of human rights, with the descendants of taken children more likely to be jailed, suffer health issues, and less likely to find employment.

Mr Albanese said he had not seen Senator Hanson’s comments, but assumed they were consistent with things she had said in the past.

“I don't intend to respond to them, because I don't think that they're worthy of a prime ministerial response. I will call for respectful debate across the board,” he said.

“No matter what way people are voting, advocates [should] to do their best to stick to the facts, to not say things that they know are not true.”

Linda Burney says Voice will bring structural change

Referendums are passed by a so-called double majority - an overall majority and a majority in most states. Residents of the NT and the ACT do not count towards the latter.

Independent senator David Pocock stressed residents in the ACT and NT do not have an equal vote.

Senator Pocock described the Coalition's attempts to frame the referendum as "the Canberra Voice" as "blatantly untrue".

"This is the result of one of the most consultative processes in Australia's history ... Yes, if it isn't broken, don't fix it. But if it's broken, it requires fixing. This is an opportunity to fix it," he said.

An Indigenous Voice to Parliament was one of the requests of the Uluru Statement from the Heart issued by Indigenous leaders in 2017.

Australians will be asked later this year in a referendum -by voting Yes or No - whether they support a change to the constitution to create a permanent independent body to parliament and the federal government to provide advice on issues affecting Indigenous Australians.

The design and details of the model would be determined by MPs in parliament in the event of a successful referendum.

Ms Burney said she believes the proposal will be the circuit breaker needed to target the poorer health, socio-economic and life expectancy outcomes experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Në lëk cë piac bɛ̈n në ajuiɛɛrë cuticyic në kaamë ŋɔ̈ɔ̈ŋ tɔ̈ në ye mɛn- kunë cäär yenëye caar të nɔŋ kɔc tueŋ ke pane Australia në kaamden kenë kɔc cïïŋ kenë keek baai enë, kek ajucï aye caar cë man në pialë guɔ̈p, pïïr ku jɔl ya akeer wääcic ke ciɛɛŋ ku ye lëkë ee cennë athöör gɔ̈ɔ̈r kuka tɔ̈ ëtënë ku ye nyuɔɔth ke ye ŋuan ee cë loi në kɛ̈ŋ ke 19 yic. only 4 of the 19 are on track.

“Yekënë alëu bë nɔŋ ajuiɛɛr wɛɛr në të yenë kɛ̈ŋ röth luɔɔi thïn, kuka lëu bë nɔŋ të lueet në ye ka cë kaamë ŋɔ̈ɔ̈ŋ cɔk bääric,” ee cë ye wɛ̈t mat.

“Në ye mɛn ke riɛɛr atɔ̈ në lööŋ yiic-kuke tɛ̈ŋ piɛth bë nɔŋ jam në biääk kɔc tɔ̈ në riɛɛric. Bë nɔŋ të benë keek ye löŋkɛ̈ ya takic Ku bë nom lääu ku bë lëk lääu nom ya gaam kenë yïn akutë ɣönë lööŋ ku jɔl ya akuma ëë pɛ̈dërɔl.

“Luɔɔië ya akutë abë ya caar. Abë ya tɔ̈ ke cë thɔ̈ɔ̈ŋ kuka benë baai ya biääk ëtɛ̈k, kuka bë tɔ̈ ke nɔŋ akeer ku yuïn benë ye mai keye akut bë tɔ̈ cë ye mɛn.”

‘Nyaaikɛ̈ makɛ̈ɛ̈rlil në tɛ̈ŋ cït yekënë yic'

Bɛ̈ny akutë National Party man ye cɔl David Littleproud ee cë jam në penë thiɛ̈rku öök në run wäär cë lɔ cë man adɛ̈ ke akutde bë luɔɔië Referendum ku akut bë tääu ɣönë lööŋ kayenë ye Voice to Parliament bë jäi ku bëcuɛt në No.

Në ye kaam ɣɔn jiɛɛm en, keka cë bë lueel cë man adɛ̈ ke ye ajuiɛɛrë acë “kaamë ŋɔ̈ɔ̈ŋtɔ̈ në ye mɛn bë cuɛ̈tic”.

Atɔ̈ ke ye lueel ye cëtak yeya ku bë kɔ̈ɔ̈c thïn ku gɛm cë man adɛ̈ keka cie bë nɔŋ biääk bë tääu ka gɛ̈ɛ̈rënë buŋë löŋic ku bë akut kuɔ̈ɔ̈tic ku leerë ɣönë lööŋ (Voice to Parliament)yenë bë anuan tɔ̈ në ye mɛn cɔ̈kpiny.

“Në biääk akuma keke wëu juïc lëu bëliöön bɛ̈ibei keye biääk benë ke ye cɔl anuaan ku ŋɔ̈ɔ̈ŋ tɔ̈kenë kɔc tueŋ bë cɔ̈k piny ku ka cuk kuɔ̈iya looi,” ee cë lɛ̈k akutë ABC radio.

“Në nyindhiɛ̈ ke tɛ̈k yenë tak në bë kɔc rëër keke thöŋ nïïm ee ye tɔ̈, ku bëjäl looi naa yenë ke ye nuëën,” ee cë lueel, ku gɛm cë man adɛ̈ akutde man ye Coalition kunë cë baai ŋɔ̈ɔ̈r në rune ke 12 ee tɔ̈ ke ye biääk anuan ku cïï köör bïk kë cë riääk cɔ̈k piny.

“Wuɔk ke cë thuëët. ɣɛn cë riɔ̈ɔ̈c ba lueel ya akumaai juïc atɔ̈ keke cë yekenë thueet në kuënyë cök..na cë makɛ̈ɛ̈rlil röth tääu cilic keka nuëën.. ku wuɔk lëu buk ye kaamë cuɛ̈tic.”

Në biääkë keka cë bë lueel cë man adɛ̈ ke wuɔk lëu buk ye kenë thöl baai kuke cie akut yenë bë kuɔ̈ɔ̈tic ku bë laar ɣönë lööŋ.

“Ye tïtï yenëka tɔ̈ kɔc ŋuɛ̈n thïn-ke cie baai ŋeem-nëŋö keek ka kɔɔr benë ke jam kenë keek ku bë keek yiɛ̈n riɛɛr ku dɛ̈ ye rɔt loo ee.. bë makɛ̈ɛ̈rlil tɔ̈ në Canberra jɔt ku bïk ya lɔ jam kenë kɔc tɔ̈ në ye kɛɛtkɛ̈ yic ku bïk piŋ në wël lueel kɔc cë ŋuɛ̈ɛ̈n keek.”