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The Voice: a guide to decoding the Albo-speak it comes in

If you don’t understand it then vote for it, seems to be the Albanese government’s approach to the Voice. This handy glossary won’t help.

Rowan DeanSatirist

Jan 20, 2023 – 11.44am

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Many Australians these days struggle to understand the complexities and details involved in Labor’s plans to enshrine within the Constitution an Indigenous Voice to parliament. Many more Australians, including one of our top radio hosts, also struggle to understand the linguistic skills of our current prime minister. In order to promote better communications between the average Joe and the average Albo, the Fin’s enunciation expert Professor Rowena Henry-Higgins has compiled a phonetic list of the most atrocious Albonisms and what they actually mean:

“Aushtriya”: a nation.