Australians will be asked to approve changes to the Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and establish a Voice to federal parliament this year.
question on Thursday, saying it was about whether Australians “have the confidence to embrace our history”.“A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
Will be chosen by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people based on the wishes of local communities Will be representative of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, gender balanced and include youthWill be accountable and transparentWill not have a program delivery function“I do feel a weight of responsibility. It is a risk, having a referendum. They usually don’t succeed. But the people here can’t wait ... They’ve waited a long time for justice.” - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese“We’re here to draw a line in the sand and say ‘this has to change’.
“This referendum, we are not unaware ... of just how difficult referendum change is. We believe that this is so just, we believe this will appeal to the fairness of the Australian people, and we believe that we, we have history on our side.” - Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda BurneyJune - vote on Bill
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