Say NO to the Return of the Voice by Stealth

When Australians went to the polls just two years ago, the message was loud and clear:

We reject race-based divisions in our democracy.

Over 60% of Australians, including a majority in every state — Victoria included — voted “No” to the constitutionally entrenched Aboriginal Voice to Parliament. It was a rejection of the idea that one group of Australians should have a separate, permanent political structure based on ancestry.

But apparently, democracy only matters when it delivers the result the Left wants.

Because here we are again — the Victorian Labor government is pushing through legislation for a state-based “People’s Assembly”, effectively a Voice to Parliament 2.0, under a new name: “Gellong Wall,” meaning pointed spear. The symbolism could not be more ironic.

This new body, will not merely be advisory. It will have the power to monitor, influence, and intervene in almost every area of government policy under the guise of “advancing Indigenous interests.” It will have the right to meet with ministers, departmental heads, and demand formal responses to its representations. In effect, it becomes a third chamber of parliament — unelected, unaccountable, and defined entirely by race.

All this, despite the fact that only about 1% of Victorians identify as Indigenous.

Worse still, every new piece of legislation introduced in Victoria will require a statement of compatibility — not with the Constitution or human rights — but with “addressing the injustices of colonisation.” That’s a political litmus test straight from the activist playbook, not a principle of governance in a modern democracy.

And let’s be clear: this is not about “listening.”
This is about rewriting history, institutionalising division, and embedding guilt into law.

The so-called “truth-telling” element of the bill will ensure that the “ongoing impacts of colonisation” are “widely disseminated,” particularly in schools — meaning children will be taught a caricature of Australian history that omits inter-tribal violence, internal conflicts, and decades of government support and goodwill.

Even more astonishingly, this comes after every single state rejected the Voice referendum. Yet, Labor presses ahead, using legislation and executive power to impose by stealth what Australians explicitly refused by vote.

This is not democracy — it’s subversion.

Australia has always recognised and respected Australia’s Indigenous. Their heritage and culture form part of our national story. But equal respect does not mean unequal rights.

A democracy cannot function when laws and privileges are granted on the basis of race.

Our forefathers worked for a system where all citizens stand equal before the law, regardless of ancestry, creed, or origin. That principle is now under threat — not from foreign powers or economic collapse — but from our own elected leaders, who seem determined to divide the nation along racial lines.

If this “People’s Assembly” becomes law, Victoria will become a testing ground — a template for Labor governments nationwide.
It is no exaggeration to say that the future of Australian democracy hangs in the balance.

The Victorian Opposition must do more than simply oppose this bill. They must pledge to repeal it entirely if elected. Anything less would be a betrayal of the democratic will of Victorians.

Australians have spoken once. We may need to speak again — louder this time — to defend the simple but sacred truth that in a democracy, all citizens are equal before the law.