Australians will head to the polls in just a matter of weeks and vote in a referendum that’s been 65,000 years in the making. We will be asked to listen to Indigenous Australians, recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, and protect their voices in Australia’s 122 year old constitution.
Voice to parliament
Politics in the Pub Sydney forum: Finding the Common Good? Voice Referendum 2023
The Voice to Parliament should be supported because it would provide coordination for programs to close the gap across all First Nations communities, argues Colin Hughes.
Tens of thousands of people took part in the nationwide walks over September 16–17 as part of the Yes campaign.
Sam Wainwright told Alex Bainbridge while the official Yes and official No campaigns for the Voice to Parliament referendum are based on conservative agendas, the demoralisation that would flow from a No victory outweighs the limitations of the Voice.
Arrente woman Celeste Liddle believes that fear is winning the day in the Voice referendum discussion and that a process of truth-telling first could have achieved a different result. Pip Hinman and Ruth Heymann report.
Sam Wainwright told Alex Bainbridge while the official Yes and official No campaigns for the Voice to Parliament referendum are based on conservative agendas, the demoralisation that would flow from a No victory outweighs the limitations of the Voice.
Wangerriburra and Birri Gubba activist Sam Woripa Watson told Green Left's Alex Bainbridge that left-wing people should vote against the Voice.
Friends of the Earth has come to the decision that it does does not feel comfortable to add its weight to either the “Yes” or Blak/progressive “No” campaigns.
A group of former judges, who make up The Australia Institute’s National Integrity Committee, issued an open letter to the Australian public calling for support for the Voice to Parliament, reports Kerry Smith.
First Nations activists supporting the progressive No case say Labor could make practical reforms now, without a referendum. Peter Boyle argues that, regardless of the referendum outcome, the struggle for First Nations’ justice will have to continue.
Long-term activist Menang woman Megan Krakouer first opposed the Voice, but has now decided to support it. She spoke to Sam Wainwright about why.
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