Voice referendum: Indigenous rights vote is a reckoning for Australia:
A looming referendum on whether to elevate First Nations voices is forcing the county to ...
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Australia faces historic Indigenous Voice referendumOn 14 October, Australian voters are due to decide on constitutional recognition and the creation of an Indigenous advisory body.
- If approved, the Voice would recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people constitutionally and create an advisory body.
- The body could advise governments on Indigenous community issues, but parliament would not have to respond to its recommendations.
- Australia has neither constitutionally recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as first inhabitants nor concluded a treaty.
- More than 80% of Indigenous respondents supported reform in two available polls, while national surveys showed declining support.
This referendum is the largest mirror we will ever look into as a nation… we, the Australian people, face a choice - a choice between crossing the bridge to our future or floundering in the past.— Noel Pearson, leading Voice advocate, told the Canberra Press Gallery last week.
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