Administration of the Voice referendum Submission

Administration of the Voice referendum Submission Bill Browne April 2023 Summary The Australia Institute welcomes preparations for the referendum to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Australian Constitution. [...] Introduction The Australia Institute welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the inquiry into the administration of the referendum into an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. [...] The Albanese Government has committed to legislating truth in political advertising laws after they have been considered by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters in their inquiry into the 2022 election.5 The Australia Institute strongly recommends that these laws be in place as soon as possible in the lead up to the Voice referendum. [...] 25–30, advertising/ Administration of the Voice referendum: Submission 3 Weak regulation of digital platforms In the Australia Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology report Distorting the public square, Jordan Guiao finds despite the size of the social media platforms and their domination. [...] In some ways, the spread of COVID-19 disinformation mimics the outbreak of the virus itself, with the disinformation amplified and given authenticity by the wider fringe community that spreads it after it has been introduced by the inauthentic actors.