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Hello there,
This week on Q+A… Australia after the referendum. On Saturday the nation voted not to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution. So what comes next? And what does it mean for First Nations people?
Meanwhile, the eyes of the world are on the Middle East, as Israel strikes back against the deadly attacks by Hamas, vowing that Gaza "will never return to what it was". With a ground offensive looming, it's feared the conflict could leader to a wider war in the region. What do the coming weeks hold?
And a win for quiet diplomacy, with journalist Cheng Lei back home in Australia after three years' detention in China. Her release comes ahead of the PM's visit to Beijing and has been celebrated as "a moment of sunshine for all Australians". Does this herald a further easing of tensions with China?
Q+A is live from Melbourne tonight, Monday October 16, at 9.35pm AEDT.
Joining Patricia Karvelas on the panel live in Melbourne:
Alexander Downer, Former Foreign Affairs Minister
Patrick Gorman, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
Lidia Thorpe, Independent Senator for Victoria
James McGrath, Liberal Senator for Queensland
Dee Madigan, Creative Director & Author
If you would like to submit a question for consideration, please submit one via our website for the chance to ask the panel.
Each week, Q+A selects our top question to highlight in the newsletter. Scroll down to watch Monday's toughest question: Clayton Cruse said he hadn’t heard a good argument from a non-Aboriginal Australian about why they would vote "No".
Watch Q+A Monday at 9.35pm AEDT on ABC TV, or ABC iview.
Looking forward to hearing your questions. |
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Get to know the panellists |
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| Last month, Alexander Downer told Between the Lines that while he does support Indigenous recognition, he sees the Voice as “a path to huge social division”. | | READ MORE |
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| Labor MP for Perth Patrick Gorman's state of WA has its own type of voice to government, but the jury is out on whether it has been a "toothless tiger" or a "powerful tool". | | READ MORE |
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| Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe, who has been a target of abuse, is on the panel on Monday. “Being a woman in the public eye has made you fodder for sexist attacks... & being a woman & Indigenous seems to supercharge that thirst” writes Brett Worthington. | | READ MORE |
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| In May, Liberal Senator for Queensland James McGrath said he was “incredibly concerned” about misuse of taxpayers’ money on the information campaign about the Voice, saying it was Labor “rigging the deck”. | | READ MORE |
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| Creative director Dee Madigan says she believes the 'Yes' campaign messaging doesn’t perform as well because "negative content tends to perform better " on social media platforms. | | READ MORE |
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Last Week's Hard Question |
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The Voice Campaign Claims |
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Clayton Cruse asked to James Stevens:
As a No supporter, how are you comfortable being associated with a campaign that continues to spread disinformation and misinformation; a campaign which has a modus operandi of working to confuse people, when the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are on the line?
How do you feel being associated with Senator Jacinta Price, who said that there are “no ongoing negative impacts of colonisation” as well as Warren Mundine, who stated that the Uluru Statement from the Heart is a “declaration of war on modern Australia”? | | WATCH NOW |
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Four Corners: Trapped | Tonight at 8:30pm AEDT |
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| Inside the hidden system locking people up indefinitely. This week Four Corners reveals allegations of the torture and mistreatment of people living with disabilities and mental illness who are locked up indefinitely by the state. | | WATCH PREVIEW |
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