Australia's Voice Referendum

User icon Toby Green
4 September 2023
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On 14 October 2023, Australians will have a referendum on whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.


Australian Government · 15 January 2012 English

Current multiparty support has created a historic opportunity to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of Australia, to affirm their full and equal citizenship, and …


Voice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice · 15 July 2021 English

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have long called for a greater say on the services, policies and laws that affect their lives to overcome their present level of exclusion …


Parliament of Australia · 15 November 2018 English

On 19 March 2018, the Parliament agreed that a Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples be appointed to inquire into and report …


TAPRI: The Australian Population Research Institute · 1 September 2023 English

This report seeks to explain the decline in voter support for the voice in recent months. This fall has generated bemusement and hurt among supporters, including Labor leaders. The decline …


Parliament of Australia · 15 May 2023

The need for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is unquestionable. The past two decades has seen consultations, reviews, inquiries and processes to develop a model for …


Reconciliation Queensland · 15 November 2008 English

A Factsheet. All language and terms associated with people, events and objects will change over time. Languages are dynamic and some terms used in the past are no longer acceptable …


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ANTaR has been working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and leaders on rights and reconciliation issues since 1997. ANTaR is an independent, national network of organisations and individuals …


Reconciliation Victoria facilitates reconciliation activities across the state. We want to enable organisations and groups undertaking reconciliation activities in Victoria to develop a shared understanding of meaningful reconciliation, and to …


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Reconciliation NSW is the peak body for reconciliation in NSW. Our members include First Nations and non-Indigenous people working together to advance reconciliation in their communities.


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The Referendum Council was jointly appointed by the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten on 7 December 2015. Its job was to advise the …