cover image: DEBUNKING MYTHS ON THE VOICE TO PARLIAMENT - In this fact check, we explain from a legal perspective the myths and misconceptions regarding the

DEBUNKING MYTHS ON THE VOICE TO PARLIAMENT - In this fact check, we explain from a legal perspective the myths and misconceptions regarding the

14 May 2023

Any challenge as to the powers of the Voice may be able to be heard by the High Court, but that is the High Court working as it should in accordance with the Constitution. [...] However, the composition, powers, and procedures of the Voice are to be established by legislation which can be amended by the Parliament as needed to ensure that the Voice is exible and effective. [...] The Voice to Parliament will unite the nation, as the rst step towards the pathway to reconciliation outlined in the Uluru Statement from the Heart. [...] A successful referendum on the Voice will demonstrate that non-Indigenous Australians emphatically want Parliament to listen to First Nations peoples, signalling the acceptance of the generous invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart to walk together for a better future. [...] READ MORE MYTH 9: THE VOICE OFFENDS THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY The referendum on the Voice to Parliament will guide the proposedconstitutional change to enable First Nations people to be heard in THAT IS CENTRAL TO THE CONSTITUTION AND OUR matters that affect them.

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