Of course he is not intent on losing. That's just a peculiar, roundabout way used by some peculiar, roundabout people to tell him what he has to do to win.

Albanese is just a stupid and arrogant man of the hard Left who thinks he should be able to ram rubbish like the Voice through without any opposition from people he holds in contempt.

And, the David Flint-like references to the loss of the Republic referendum have nothing to do with what might or might not happen with the Voice referendum. Things have changed. People have changed since then - more easily frightened, more easily bribed or threatened since Covid.

We can only hope that Australians still have a spark of courage, some common sense, and a sense of right and wrong, and vote NO!

For heaven's sake get the facts right. The 1967 referendum was not connected with citizenship in any way. What it did was to allow aborigines to be counted in the census. In fact it was part of a con job, the motherhood referendum that would hopefully allow a second referendum on abolishing the nexus to be approved on its coattails. Fortunately the voters saw through the con and the second referendum was not approved. This referendum seems almost to have been setup to fail.

Who knows what the referendum will deliver. Those that say no have had this position from day dot. And will like the author, continue to argue from that position. All while trying to sound reasonable and uncommitted.

When we go to the polls, we will know what we are being asked to decide! No two ways about that.

In the meantime, the naysayers will be out in force frothing from the mouth and implying all sorts that may have nothing whatsoever to do with the question being asked.

And suggesting the sky will fall if we say yes to the voice and the following recognition and reconciliation.

I for one will read the question then decide what I'll do. AS all reasonable folk should also do. Is that too hard or unreasonable?
Alan B.

When you set aside fake tears and frog in throat, I don't even know that Albanese cares all that much. If his metaphor gets mandated or not.

It's a sideshow. So can he grovel to Charles and Camilla, on their next Royal Tour.

More importantly, it distracts from his real agenda, the thing he really does care about. Us as a permanent United Nations immigration caliphate.

This referendum has been in the planning for a long time. It’s only know that there’s sufficient stupidity among the masses to vote for it. It’s taken the Left a few decades to wrangle the education system to this stage with its co-conspirator ABC for the chance to get the votes !

I agree with the thrust of the article.
The government is somehow unconvincing in its approach to the matter.
They want to say they tried, but won't be sorry if they fail?
Even the suggested wording makes it clear that 'the voice' will have no authority behind it.
Also...
I hear lots from the 'yes' camp, but nothing about voting 'no'.
That worries me.
And the 'yes' camp makes outrageously untrue statements too.
Been here 65,000 years?
Not likely.
No one has been here that long.
More like 65 years.
And I have yet to hear just who it is wants a change to the constitution.
Names? Number of citizens? Reasons?
I just hear people repeating tonelessly; 'it will be a good thing'.
That doesn't convince me.
Logic tells me a 'yes' vote would create division, and be a large step backwards.