Delphine Stagg OAM

SENATOR JACINTA NAMPIJINPA PRICE SENATOR FOR THE NORTHERN TERRITORY MEDIA STATEMENT PREMIER ALLAN GIVES HER MIDDLE FINGER TO DEMOCRACY On 14 October 2023, millions of Australians resoundingly rejected the Voice referendum that, if passed, would have divided our country by race. Ahead of the vote, Australians understood that Prime Minister Albanese was committed to implementing the Uluru Statement “in full” which includes three components. The Uluru Statement states, “We call for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution… We seek a Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of agreement-making between governments and First Nations and truth-telling about our history.” The Prime Minister’s commitment to all three components was evident in the t-shirt he wore emblazoned with the words, “Voice Treaty Truth.” The Voice was far from a “gracious request”. Activists who championed the Voice called it “a black political force to be reckoned with” and “the first step in redistributing power”. The longer version of the Uluru Statement mentions the goals of “self-government”, “self-determination”, “reparations” and “a financial settlement”. The No referendum result wasn’t just a rejection of the divisive Voice. It was also a rejection of divisive treaty-making. It was also a rejection of those activists who have no interest in telling history in the round, but instead, seek to rewrite our past in the most hostile, unforgiving and unbalanced manner imaginable. The referendum result was emphatic with more than 60 per cent of Australians voting No, and more than 54 per cent of Victorians voting No. And yet, yesterday, the Victorian Parliament passed the Statewide Treaty Bill which will bring about everything a clear majority of Victorians voted against more than two years ago. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and her Labor Government championed this Bill because they never accepted the referendum outcome. They stand condemned for their defiance of democracy and for their refusal to accept the will of the people. In passing this Statewide Treaty Bill, the hubristic Jacinta Allan has given her middle finger to every Victorian who voted No and to the democratic process in general. We all know where this treaty leads: Victorians will be divided by race. The activists will be empowered to pursue their goals of reparations and segregation driven, as they are, by retribution and resentment – not reconciliation and forgiveness. And Victorian children will be taught a distorted and revisionist view of history so they are indoctrinated to feel national guilt instead of the national pride they should feel for Australia – a country where our achievements and successes far outweigh our wrongdoings and failures. While Premier Allan has succeeded in passing her Statewide Treaty Bill, she presides over a failed state: A state where taxes are through the roof. A state where debt is soaring. A state where energy prices are skyrocketing. A state where crime is out of control. A state with a CBD beset by professional protesters of the revolutionary Left almost every weekend. And a state where a biological man and convicted child sex offender can be incarcerated in a women’s prison. The only way for Victorians to fix the state they love is to vote out this referendum-defying Premier with her warped priorities at the election next year. It’s beyond time to give this incompetent Victorian Labor Government the boot and begin to reverse a decade of decline. Friday, 31 October 2025