Archive - 🗳️ Referendum of Murray Bridge News

Two local Ngarrindjeri leaders elected to SA First Nations Voice

Murraylands community leaders Eunice Aston and Tim Hartman will be among the first members of a groundbreaking Indigenous representative body.

Apr 10 •

Peri Strathearn

March 2024

Three local candidates run for election to First Nations Voice

A trio of Indigenous community leaders from Murray Bridge are among the candidates who will seek election to South Australia’s Voice to Parliament this…

Mar 12 •

Peri Strathearn

October 2023

Murraylands voters say ‘no’ in the Voice referendum – and firmly

Sentiments against an Indigenous Voice to Parliament have proven even stronger in Murray Bridge and surrounds than elsewhere.

Oct 16, 2023 •

Peri Strathearn

‘We’ll only get one shot’: Ngarrindjeri leaders make final pitch for yes vote

Local Indigenous leaders are appealing to undecided voters in the final days before this weekend’s referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Oct 11, 2023 •

Peri Strathearn

Early voting opens in Voice referendum

Find out where to vote on October 14, 2023, or early if you won’t be able to make it on the day.

Oct 3, 2023 •

Peri Strathearn

September 2023

‘If you don’t know, find out’, urge Voice campaigners in Murray Bridge

Campaigners for a yes vote have aimed to clear up a few misconceptions about the upcoming Voice referendum at a public forum.

Sep 20, 2023 •

Peri Strathearn

‘If you don’t listen, you don’t learn’: Stolen Generation survivor just wants to be heard

Leading up to the Voice referendum, three members of the Stolen Generation, including a Murray Bridge man, have held a yarning circle at Colebrook…

Sep 18, 2023 •

Michael X. Savvas

August 2023

‘Yes’ campaign begins in the Murraylands ahead of Voice referendum

Ngarrindjeri Ruwe Empowered Communities has launched an independent campaign urging people to vote “yes” on October 14.

Aug 31, 2023 •

Peri Strathearn

Indigenous health seminar derailed by anti-Voice activists

Ngarrindjeri elders say a Voice to Parliament would help to close the gap, but commenters at a public meeting in Murray Bridge have expressed their…

Aug 24, 2023 •

Michael X. Savvas

July 2023

Close the Gap event will shine a light on Indigenous health

At an event in Murray Bridge, Steve Sumner, Eunice Aston and Ross Womersley will talk about Aboriginal disadvantage and how to overcome it by 2030.

Jul 31, 2023 •

Peri Strathearn

June 2023

Voice to Parliament would devalue Australian citizenship, MP Tony Pasin claims

The Member for Barker, the Murraylands’ representative in Canberra, is campaigning for a “no” vote on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

Jun 7, 2023 •

Peri Strathearn

May 2023

Tony Pasin preselected as Liberal candidate for Barker

The conservative MP will seek a fifth term in parliament at the next federal election, due in 2024 or 2025.

May 15, 2023 •

Peri Strathearn

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