Here’s the referendum question: A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.ĭo you approve of this proposed alteration? I encourage you to read the Uluru Statement from the Heart I’ve designed things so you can be best prepared for the vote at the end of the year and for the conversation leading up to it. We talk through the basics and drill down into the counterarguments – is there a need for more detail (short answer = no, it’s constitutionally inappropriate to provide more), does it veto laws (no, it advises only), does it give First Nations Peoples more rights (no, it grants no rights). It’s a big, historic and profoundly important moment for every Australian voter. Thomas Mayo (maritime union worker, author, official advocate for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament) joins me to answer your questions regarding the upcoming referendum to amend the constitution to recognise a Voice.
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