Details of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the wording of the referendum has been confirmed by the Australian government. 9News
would be a national group of about 20 members who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This body would be a balanced mix of genders, and include a Youth and Disability Advisory Group.
"I say to non-Indigenous Australians, this is also about you because it's about how our nation sees ourselves." Nationals Leader and Shadow Agriculture Minister David Littleproud initially said the opposition "respects the intent" of the movement,Littleproud later announced the National Party would oppose the proposition.
In Victoria, the First Peoples' Assembly, elected in 2019, advocates for Indigenous issues to the government.What happens next and what will you need to do?A referendum needs the majority of people and the majority of states to vote in favour of a yes/no proposal. Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tribes were the first sovereign Nations of the Australian continent and its adjacent islands, and possessed it under our own laws and customs. This our ancestors did, according to the reckoning of our culture, from the Creation, according to the common law from 'time immemorial', and according to science more than 60,000 years ago.
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