Pauline Hanson Reveals Alleged 11-Point Voice Plan & Questions PM Albanese

Senator Hanson's Concerns on the Voice

• 🎯 Senator Pauline Hanson highlighted a deal between the Liberal Party and Labor to advance the Voice referendum machinery bill, which she believes will lead to an "extraordinarily divisive constitutional change".
• ⚠️ She expressed anxiety over a letter detailing an alleged 11-point plan supposedly devised by staff within the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA).
• 💡 Hanson questioned the NIAA's role, describing it as an "unnecessary duplication body" with 1,317 bureaucrats and a budget of nearly $4.5 billion, despite existing Aboriginal corporations.

Details of the Alleged 11-Point Plan

• 📜 The plan, reportedly discussed by NIAA employees, outlined "early action opportunities for the Voice".
• 💼 Proposed measures included jobs quotas (minimum 10% First Nations appointments for various roles), no entry tests or fees for universities, and reduced age eligibility for old age pensions for First Nations people.
• 🏡 Other points covered first preference for public housing, 50% reduced entry fees for sport/music events, and beaches and national parks becoming tribal property with access fees for non-First Nations people.
• 💰 Further proposals involved rivers, streams, and mining royalties becoming tribal property, income tax for First Nations people at 50% of the normal rate, and liquor licensing vetted by the Voice.
• 🏛️ The plan also suggested a Voice office with research policy staff to analyze government policies, legislation, and appointments, with a size and pay equivalent to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC).

Questions for the Prime Minister

• 🔍 Senator Hanson directly questioned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, asking if he was aware of these NIAA initiatives.
• 💬 She stated that if he is aware, he is "misleading the Australian people" about the Voice's powers; if not, she questioned who is overseeing the NIAA's actions within Prime Minister and Cabinet.
• 🇦🇺 Hanson emphasized that such proposals are "divisive" and would create two systems, challenging the principle of "equality under the law" for all Australians.

Implications of Constitutional Change

• 🔑 The speech highlighted that once something is written into the Constitution, it is permanent and extremely difficult to undo, requiring another referendum.
• 🚨 The speaker warned that this is not just a policy debate but a "foundational, structural, and permanent" change that could shape Australia's future for decades.
• ✅ Australians deserve "clarity, full transparency, no vague language, no hidden implications, no fine print surprises" before voting on such a significant constitutional amendment.