Q+A | The Voice Vote and Violence in the Middle East

This week on Q+A… Australia after the referendum. On Saturday the nation voted not to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution. So what comes next? And what does it mean for First Nations people? Meanwhile, the eyes of the world are on the Middle East, as Israel strikes back against the deadly attacks by Hamas, vowing that Gaza “will never return to what it was”. With a ground offensive looming, it’s feared the conflict could leader to a wider war in the region. What do the coming weeks hold?
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Panellists: Former Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman, Liberal Senator for Queensland James McGrath and Creative Director & Author Dee Madigan.
This episode was broadcast on Monday 16 October, 2023
Questions our panel faced:
1 ISRAEL-GAZA WAR (01:53)
2 ISRAEL-GAZA WAR - THREATS TO JEWISH COMMUNITY (12:26)
3 ISRAEL-GAZA WAR - TWO-STATE SOLUTION (22:18)
4 VOICE - CAMPAIGN (27:04)
5 VOICE RESULT & TREATY (39:31)
6 ELECTORAL LAWS - TRUTH IN ADVERTISING (44:21)
7 VOICE RESULT - INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATION (47:22)
8 VOICE - EDUCATION (54:07)
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