O le a taloina tagata e agava'a ona palota i Ausetalia i le fesili pe tatau ona teuteu le Faavae o Ausetalia e aloa'ia ai tagata muamua i le atunu'u e auala i se itutino e fai ma o latou sui e momoli ai so latou leo i le palemene, le Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
O le Leo, le (Voice) o se faalapotopotoga o tagata e palotaina e fautua i le malo i mata'upu ma tulafono e fitoitonu i Tagata Muamua.
Na faamatalaina e Evan Ekin-Smith o le Komisi o Faigapalota le Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) le taua o se palota faalaua'itele, se referendum i lenei fuafuaga.
“A referendum is a national vote on a particular issue to change or not the Constitution of Australia,” he says.
("O le palota faalaua'itele o se palota e fesiligia ai pe suia le Faavae o Ausetalia pe leai,") na ia faaalia.
The only way you can change the Constitution is via a vote of the people. Parliament doesn't have the power to do it.Evan Ekin-Smyth
O le Faavae, o loo aiaia ai galuega ma tiute faatino o le malo tele. E faasino mai ai auala e feutaga'i ma galulue faatasi ai le malo tele, malo setete ma tagata lautele; e aofia ai tulafono e mafai ona faia e palemene setete ma le palemene tele.
O le a sa'ili le finagalo o le atunu'u pe 'Ioe' pe 'Leai i le fesili lenei:
“O se tulafono e faaofi: e suia le Faavae e aloa'ia ai Tagata Muamua o Ausetalia e auala i le faavaeina o se Leo se Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
E te malie i lenei suiga?”
A supporter is seen with the Aboriginal flag painted on her face in support of the vote hold placards during a Yes 23 community event in support of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, in Sydney, Sunday, July 2, 2023. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / BIANCA DE MARCHI/AAPIMAGE
“For a referendum to pass, it has to achieve a majority of ‘yes’ votes nationally, and the majority of ‘yes’ votes in a majority of states. So, at least four out of the six Australian states have to vote yes,” says Ekin-Smyth.
("Mo se palota faalaua'itele e manumalo ai, e tatau ona iai se faasiliga o palota 'Ioe' e atunu'u, ma se faasiliga o le 'Ioe' i le tele o setete. O lona uiga, e tatau ona 4 mai le 6 setete e tatau ona palota Ioe," faamatalaina e Ekin-Smyth.
“O le ACT ma le NT e palota e pei lava o isi tagatanu'u Ausetalia i le 'Ioe' pe 'Leai' i le pepa palota. O a latou palota e faitau i le aofa'i atoa o palota i le atunu'u ae le aofia i le vaega lona lua lea i setete. O lona uiga, e taua lava le palota a tagatanu'u i teritori i le atoaga o palota i le atunu'u".
O le Leo o Tagata Muamua, le Indigenous Voice to Parliament o se itu-tino e tutusa ai sui auai o itupa o alii ma tamaita'i e palotaina e tagata muamua e avea ma o latou sui e fautua i le palemene i tulafono e taua ia te i latou.
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E le au sona malosi i le pasia o ni tulafono, suia ni faai'uga pe faatupeina ni fuafuaga. E faagasolo lava galuega a le palemene e pei ona masani ai.
O Professor Megan Davis o se tamaita'i Cobble Cobble ma o loo taitaifono, le Chair of Constitutional Law i le University of NSW.
O ia se tasi o tagata e iai le tomai faapitoa na fausia ma finauina le mau i se Leo, le Expert Panel on the Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples i le Faavae.
Na ia ta'ua e iai isi atunu'u ua aloa'ia ai tagata muamua i tulaga faapenei.
“This is a very common reform that’s made to democratic systems around the world to ensure that the voices of Indigenous peoples are heard when governments make laws and policies about them,” she says.
("O se teuteuga lenei ua ta'atele i atunu'u o le lalolagi e mautinoa ai le aloa'ia o se Leo o tagata muamua i taimi e faia ai e faigamalo tulafono ma mata'upu e aofia ai soifua o tagata muamua,") na ia ta'ua.
One of the reasons we haven’t been able to close the gap in disadvantage in Australia is because the government very rarely consults communities when they make laws and policies about them.Professor Megan Davis
O loo ta ese'ese manatu o tagata muamua, ma o nisi e le o taliaina le mau i se Leo.
E aofia ai se tasi o sui faipule - Northern Territory Country Liberal Senator Jacinta Price, ma se tasi na lotolotoi i le vaega 'upufai a le Labor, Warren Mundine - o loo finau mai e le fo'ia e le Voice to Parliament faafitauli ogaoga o loo feagai ma tagata muamua.
Ae o lumana'i ai le palota faalaua'itele, le referendum, ua tapenaina e mau 'Ioe' ma le 'Leai' pepa o faamatalaga e tufa i tuatusi ma tagata i le atunuu e faamatala ai a latou finauga.
Country Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price walks with a young Indigenous woman wearing an Australian flag ahead of a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE
“E faitau afe fale palota o le a faatulagaina i nofoaga ese'ese i le atunu'u. O le a mafai fo'i ona vave lafo palota a nisi e le mafai ona auai i fale palota i le aso o le palota. O le a mafai fo'i ona lafo palota mai atunu'u i fafo, luga o telefoni fe'avea'i, lafo i le meli, me palota i le telefoni mo tagata e po le va'ai."
Na faaalia e seisi sui o le AEC, Pat Callanan, e iai nisi o 'au'aunaga e mafai ona maua e tagata palota.
"We're going to have resources translated into over 30 culturally and linguistically diverse languages, available on our website and through phone call interpreter services as well."
("O nisi o faamatalaga ua faaliliuina i gagana e 'ova i le 30, ma e mafai ona maua i luga o le 'upega feso'ota'i, ma 'au'aunaga faamatala'upu i luga o le telefoni.")
O tagata uma e mafai pe agava'a ona palota i faigapalota mo palemene, e mafai ona palota i le He explains that if an individual is enrolled to vote in elections, they would also be eligible to vote in the referendum.
O lona uiga, e pei lava o faigapalota o palemene, e faamalosia ona e palota.
“You just have to be an Australian citizen, but we would encourage people that if you've moved or if you're not sure if your enrolment is up to date, you can check your enrolment at aec.gov.au and you can just check that and make sure that all your enrolment details are up to date.”
("E tatau ona e sitisemi Ausetalia, ma ua matou fautuaina tagata uma, a faapea ua sifi lou tuatusi pe e te le mautinoa poo ia lou suafa i le lola, siaki i le aec.gov.au.")
“Ma ia manatua, e te le o palota mo se sui tauva, ae o se mata'upu taua." faaalia e Ekin-Smyth.
Carefully do your research, think about whether you want to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’, and make sure you come to the ballot box informed.Evan Ekin-Smyth
“It's really important to have your say, whichever way you vote. At the AEC, we don't care how people vote, all we care that people do vote, and it's a really special thing, being able to have your say on that. So, you, we encourage people to take that seriously.”
(E taua tele ona faaali lou finagalo i le palota. I le AEC, matou te le tuleia se itu pe aia i le palota a se tagata, pau le mea taua o le palota o tagata, e taua ona faatino lau aia e faailoa ai lou finagalo e auala i lau palota.")
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