Fighting ‘climate commies’ and ‘wokeism’: The groups spearheading the ‘no’ campaign on The Voice

The campaign against The Voice is ramping up and polls show there’s growing opposition among the Australian public. Exactly who is running the ‘no’ camp? Professor Mark Kenny from the Australian Studies Institute at Australian National University finds out.

It never quite lived up to its billing as “the right-wing GetUp!” but five years on, an activist group feted by Australia’s most conservative politicians and backed by some rich but reclusive individuals is a vocal opponent of the Voice to Parliament.

While Advance Australia has not matched the profile of its often-reviled left-wing nemesis, it believes the Voice referendum, expected in October, is its best chance of exercising serious political clout.

Advance's website campaigning against The Voice.

The website of Advance.

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