⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻ to Australian Politics@aussie.zoneEnglish • 1 year agoIndigenous leaders break their silence, call referendum defeat 'appalling and mean-spirited'www.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down111
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkIndigenous leaders break their silence, call referendum defeat 'appalling and mean-spirited'www.abc.net.au⸻ Ban DHMO 🇦🇺 ⸻ to Australian Politics@aussie.zoneEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square104fedilink
minus-square@DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comlinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year ago the “gay marriage yes or no” referendum Small nitpick: it was a plebiscite - not a referendum. Our marriage laws aren’t contained in the Constitution, so a referendum wasn’t required.
minus-square@DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoWith the sheer volume of political nonsense surrounding the question at the time, it sure felt like a referendum!
Small nitpick: it was a plebiscite - not a referendum. Our marriage laws aren’t contained in the Constitution, so a referendum wasn’t required.
Didn’t even realise that, thank you.
With the sheer volume of political nonsense surrounding the question at the time, it sure felt like a referendum!