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'Ua taunu'u': pasia i le Senate le faia o se palota (referendum) i totonu o le 6 masina.

O le pasia o le mau i le Senate, ua mafai ai ona taloina ma faia se palota faalaua'itele, se referendum, i totonu mai o le 6 masina o lumana'i nei.

Two women embrace each other in parliament house.

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:
  • 'Ova i le 17 miliona tagata i Ausetalia ua resitara e mafai ona palota i le referendum.
  • O le pasia o le tulafono taufa'aofi ua mafai ai ona tapena se palota e faia i se Leo o tagata muamua i le palemene tele.
  • E tatau ona faia lea palota i totonu mai o le 6 masina mai le taimi na pasia ai le tulafono i le Senate.
Ua aloa'ia i le tulafono le mafai ona faia se palota faalaua'itele, se referendum i se Leo o tagata muamua, se Voice to Parliament i totonu mai o le 6 masina ina ua pasia le tulafono taufaaofi 52 i le 19 i le Senate.

O le tulafono o le tumutumuga o le faamoemoe o tagata muamua i se suiga i le Faavae e pei ona latou finauina i le Faamatalaga mai Uluru, le Uluru Statement from the Heart i le 2017.

Ua amatai nei le galuega a itu o le Ioe ma le Leai i le tauanauina o tagata e palota i le fesili pe a tu'uina mai i le faai'uga o le tausaga nei.
Na saunoa le minisita o mata'upu i tagata muamua Linda Burney, o le amataga lenei ua leva ona taupoina mo se faaleleiga tumau ma se taeao fou i le va nonofo ai o tagata muamua ma isi i le atunu'u.

"It's on ... Today, the political debate ends. Today, we can start a national conversation at the community level,"
"For too long, Indigenous Australians have been consistently worse off than non-indigenous Australians ... It's a broken system. And the Voice is our best chance of fixing it, because when we listen to people on the ground and consult with locals, they make better decisions and achieve better outcomes."
    Na faaalia e le vaega'upufai a le Labor, o le Leo (Voice) e na o se fono fautua e fautuaina le malo i mata'upu ma polokalame e fitoitonu ma tagata muamua.

    O loo faitio nisi i le tulaga lamatia o lenei fuafuaga, peita'i o loo finau fo'i nisi e le o lava le aia tatau ma le pule o loo aumai ai mo tagata muamua i le fuafuaga.

    E le o iloa tonu i le taimi nei se aso e faia ai se palota faalaua'itele i le Leo, ae na ona saunoa le palemia, Anthony Albanese, e tatau ona faia i se aso o le tausaga nei.

    "This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lift our great nation even higher."
    A woman raises her fist as she walks in the parliament.
    Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe reacts after the passing of the Voice to Parliament in the Senate chamber at Parliament House. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
    "The truth is that for most people watching, this will have no direct impact on their lives. But it just might make lives better of the most disadvantaged group in Australia today ... If you do the same thing, the same ways you should expect the same outcome.
    "This is an opportunity to do things better, instead of doing things for Indigenous Australians, [to] make change with Indigenous Australians."

    Talia e le so'ofaatasiga le tulafono taufaaofi

    E ui i le tele o aso o tete'e le so'ofaatasiga i le Leo, ae e le'i faauilavea i le pasia ina ua tu'uina i le palota a le senate i le taeao o le Aso Gafua.

    Na saunoa se sui o le laina i luma a le Liberals, Michaelia Cash, o se palota i le Ioe o se faai'uga e suia ai le tulaga o le Faavae o le atunu'u, ae o loo faia i se taimi e le o lava faamatalaga au'ili'ili ua aumaia e le Labor i le mau.

    "[But] we believe in the people of this nation, and their right to have a say on this issue,"
    "It's unknown, it's divisive, and it's permanent. If you don't know how the Voice is going to work, my humble opinion is: vote No."

    Na saunoa se tasi sui o le so'ofaatasiga, o se tama'ita'i e tupuga mai i tagata muamua, Jacinta Price, o le tu'uina o le mata'upu i sui o le palemene e soalaupuleina, o se tulaga ma'ale'ale ma faigata i le itu i le tulafono.

    "The prime minister wants us to blindly trust him to sign his blank cheque and allow his risky proposal to be enshrined forever in the constitution, when he cannot guarantee anything."

    Na iai sui o le so'ofaatasiga na palota e tete'e i le tulafono taufaaofi, ma o se faiga e atagia ai le itu o le palota iai (Leai) i le taimi o le referendum.

    Na matua talisapaia e le Greens le faai'uga o le palota

    Na faaigoaina e le sui o le Greens, seisi tama'ita'i e tupuga mai i tagata muamua, Dorinda Cox, o se aso taua i le tala faasolopito o le atunu'u ma tagata muamua.

    "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."
    Penny Wong stands in Senate in front of a woman and two men sitting down
    Ms Burney, seated left, was present for the debate. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
    "This is only the beginning of what is needed. We need to restore First Nations people's rights in this country. We also need progress towards Truth and Treaty, and we need that also now."

    Ae o loo tumau pea le tete'e o le sui tuto'atasi o le senate, Lidia Thorpe, i le palota faalaua'itele. O ia lenei na faamavae ma le vaega 'upufai a le Greens i lona tete'e i le Leo, ae finau mo se feagaiga a le atunuu ma tagata muamua.

    "Prove it!" Senator Thorpe

    Finau Lidia Thorpe o le Leo e na o se mea 'faafoliga'

    Na faaigoaina e Senator Thorpe le faai'uga o le palota i le senate o se aso "assimilation day" e na ona toso mai ai tagata muamua e faata'ita'i i isi tagata, ma na ia vala'au i tagata e solitu ma tete'e i le palota faalaua'itele.

    "I'll be voting No to this disastrous idea of giving us no power."
    "But I can't support something that gives my people no power. I can't support something that is handpicked by whomever is in power."
    Woman poses with group of people in 'yes' t-shirts.
    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."
    "Yes, I'm here to infiltrate it, [to] rattle the cages, [to] destroy the white supremacy that is represented in this place."

    Na vala'au Senator Thorpe i le palemene e aloa'ia fautuaga poo recommendations na aumaia e le Komisi su'esu'e i tagata muamua e maliliu ae o saisaia e leoleo i le atunu'u, le Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody.
    Lidia Thorpe sitting in the Senate. She is wearing a grey t-shirt with the word 'Gammin' written in white
    Independent senator Lidia Thorpe reacts during debate on the Voice to Parliament in the Senate chamber at Parliament House. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
    "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."

    Na saunoa fo'i se tasi sui e tupuga mai i tagata muamua, le sui o le laina i luma a le Labor, Malarndirri McCarthy, ma ia 'ai'oi i tagata i le atunu'u e palota i le Ioe mo se lumana'i manuia, "for a better future" ma ia ta'ua o le Leo o le la'asga taua mo tagata muamua i le atunu'u.

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

    Popo'e sinagalo o nisi i lafoga a Pauline Hanson

    Ina ua tula'i le ta'ita'i o le One Nation, Pauline Hanson, ma saunoa i tagatanu'u Ausetalia pe aisea “ask why” na tula'i mai ai le auga tupulaga gaoia, le Stolen Generations, na faaalia le popo'e o Senator McCarthy i le tulaga o le a o'o iai le finauina o le mau mo se Leo tagata muamua i masina o soso'o nei.

    “I am concerned, a little bit, when I hear about some of the commentary that goes on.”
    Red-headed woman in jacket speaks.
    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.”

    Na saunoa Senator Hanson o le to'atele o tagata na aofia i le Stolen Generations, sa na o le pau lea o auala na mafai ona faasaoina ai.

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

    Na faaalia i faai'uga o le ripoti le Bringing Them Home Report i le 1997, o tamaiti o fanau a tagata muamua na ave'ese faamalosi mai o latou aiga, o se faiga na solipalaina ai a latou aia tatau, o le to'atele na i'u ai i olaga solitulafono ma tele ai tausaga o saisaia i fale puipui, a'afia i mafatiaga o le soifua maloloina, ma maualalo avanoa o le mauaina o ni galuega.

    Na saunoa le palemia, Anthony Albanese, e le fia tali i manatu faaalia o Pauline Hanson.

    “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.”
    “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.”

    Na faaalia e Linda Burney e iai suiga tatau ma taua e mulimuli mai i le Voice

    O referendums poo palota nei e suia pe teuteu ai le Faavae, e tatau ona pasia i le to'atele o le aofa'iga o tagata i le atunu'u, ma pasia e le to'atele o setete i le atunu'u. O tagatanu'u i le ACT ma le NT, e le aofia i le vaega lona lua lenei o mana'oga mo se referendum e pasia ai.

    Ua faaalia e le sui tuto'atasi i le Senate mo le ACT, David Pocock e le talafeagai ma amiotonu le vaega lenei i tagatanu'u o le ACT ma le NT.

    "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."

    Na saunoa Linda Burney e iai lona talitonuga, o le Leo o se auala o le a mafai ona si'itia i luga le tulaga o tagata muamua i mata'upu i a'oga. le soifua maloloina ma galuega.
    "It does bring about structural change, and it will move the dial on issues like close the gap."
    "The power lays within the principles - it has an enormous moral authority to start with. Think about the principles: It will be independent, and it will give independent advice not only to parliament but also to [the federal] government.
    "It will be accountable. It will be balanced, it will be community-led, and it will exist within structures and organisations that exist now."

    'Ave'ese faiga politiki mai le mata'upu'

    Ua faailoa manino e le ta'ita'i o le National Party, David Littleproud, le tete'e oana itu i se Leo o tagata muamua le Voice to Parliament.

    Na ia ta'ua e le mafaia e lenei taumafaiga ona soso'o le ava tele i le tulaga o tagata muamua ma isi "genuinely close the gap".

    Na saunoa David Littleproud i le ABC..

    "Governments have poured billions of dollars to try to solve this problem [of close the gap] but we have done it in the wrong way,"
    "The intent of the equality has always been there, it is just the execution," he said, admitting that his party within the Coalition government over 12 years was part of the problem in the failed approach.
    "We failed. I am not afraid to say that governments of all persuasions have failed...If you get the bureaucracy out of it, we can close the gap."
    "That is where elders at a local community - not at a regional level - need to be engaged and empowered...It is about getting bureaucrats out of Canberra and putting them around town halls and campfires and listening to those elders."

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    Published 25 June 2023 6:06pm
    By Finn McHugh, Biwa Kwan
    Presented by Ioane Tiperio Lafoa'i
    Source: SBS


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