Voters in Australia and New Zealand resoundingly rejected leftist candidates and proposals in their nation’s respective elections this past weekend.
On Saturday, Aussies overwhelmingly voted down a constitutional amendment proposal that sought to create an “Indigenous Voice to Parliament.” This commission, according to the Associated Press, would be “comprised of and chosen by” so-called “Indigenous Australians” and “advise the Parliament and government on issues that affect” their community. As of this article’s publication, preliminary election results indicate nearly two-thirds (61 percent) of Aussies opposed the amendment, with the majority of every state voting “no” as well.
Despite receiving favorable coverage from legacy media outlets, the proposal seemingly acted as an opportunity for leftist activists to shoehorn racial politics into the Australian Constitution. While speaking to reporters after the measure’s defeat, Peter Dutton, the head of Australia’s opposition Liberal Party, criticized Australia’s leftist prime minister for pushing the referendum and claimed the amendment aimed to “divide Australians based on their heritage, or the time at which they came to our country.”
“The proposal, and the process, should have been designed to unite Australians, not divide us,” Dutton said. The Liberal Party leader previously predicted passage of the measure would “divide the country down the middle” and “change the way of government very significantly, because of” its broad language.
Opposition to the amendment also stemmed from fears that Australian leftists could use the amendment as an excuse to pay indigenous Aussies reparations with taxpayer dollars.
Meanwhile, New Zealanders resoundingly ousted their nation’s
