No, the voice proposal does not contradict racial discrimination laws
Experts have dismissed claims the voice to parliament proposal contravenes the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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Experts have dismissed claims the voice to parliament proposal contravenes the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Claims that both voting for the Voice to Parliament and the proposal itself illegally defy Australia's racial discrimination laws are false.
Suggestions that Western Australia could survive if it seceded from the rest of the nation have been mocked as 'comic nonsense' by a legal expert. Premier Mark McGowan's coronavirus border closures have reignited debate over whether the should become independent from the rest of the country. Proponents argue huge iron ore and gold deposits make it not only self-sufficient, but regularly subsidising other parts of Australia. But constitutional lawyer Professor Greg Craven argued the WA economy waxes and wanes with the iron ore price but never takes responsibility for its lean years. Wester...