What is it, how will it work and who's for and against it? We break down everything to do with the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.
Each one will be individually designed and run by the communities they represent."Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are not an homogenous group where one solution will fit all communities," the report states.The 35 local Voices are to reflect that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are many and varied.The Voice aims to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people all around the country a say in government policy.
In late March, the Referendum Working Group finalised its recommended wording of 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.However, the wording is not set in stone and could go through further changes when it is considered by parliament.enshrined in the Constitution,It will be established as a new constitutional body in a new chapter at the end of the Constitution.
"We recognise the risks of failure — but we also recognise the risk of failing to try," Mr Albanese said.a rejection of the Voice to Parliament would represent a failure of a whole generation of Indigenous leadershipThe respected land rights activist said he would "fall silent" if the nation voted against enshrining an Indigenous advisory body in the constitution.
"Our proposal is to have a local and regional voice to listen to local elders who live in the community and listen to what will make a practical outcome in terms of maternal health, a restoration of law and order, a reduction in domestic violence."
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