Beyond Voice, Truth? Representing Truth-Telling in Australian News Media Discourse
摘要
In the wake of the failed Voice Referendum, truth-telling has become a renewed focus of interest in Australia. This chapter examines Australian news media discourse about truth-telling and considers the likely future of Australian truth-telling in the post-referendum context. We identify the types of truth-telling activities reported and the thematic narratives present in news media discussions of truth-telling in Australia. Our findings highlight the multiplicity of meanings the term truth-telling has acquired in the Australian context, the variety of settings in which truth-telling occurs, and the range of different understandings present in news discourse about what truth-telling entails and how it should be undertaken. We ask: in the absence of the Voice, does truth-telling offer a means of progressing the political aspirations of First Nations peoples?