Putting the Voice to Parliament in the constitution is not only workable within Australia’s parliamentary system, it is key to its success.
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Would Australians vote for an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution, or just approve the parliament simply legislating a Voice?
Australians may support one, both, or neither.
Last month, the government published the Indigenous Voice co-design final report. However, ways to ensure First Nations self-determination remain lacking in the strategy.
There has been a clear trend since the 1980s towards more favourable public attitudes on Indigenous issues. The reason? A better-educated citizenry.
The simple truth is that a legislation-first approach to establishing a Voice without constitutional protection is bad policy. And it is not true to the Uluru Statement.
A public consultation process sought feedback on design options for the Indigenous Voice to parliament. Our analysis shows the findings of these sessions.
New research reveals high support for a First National Voice to be enshrined in the Constitution.
Recognition is about sovereignty, or how political authority is distributed. It can be transformative — not merely a symbolic step.
There is a quiet process underway, aimed at achieving the recognition of the First Nations that has so far eluded Australia.
William Cooper was in his 70s when he began a remarkable political campaign, pushing for Indigenous rights and recognition.
The Greens senator-elect believes a treaty should be prioritised over a Voice to Parliament. But we believe a Voice can be a pragmatic first step toward deeper reform.
Australians have been working towards meaningful change for almost a decade. That cannot be derailed by reverting to symbolic recognition.
The Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association, founded in 1924, made several demands to protect Indigenous rights, including installing an Aboriginal board to sit beneath the federal government.
Grattan and Martin on the year that was, in politics and economics
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Michelle Grattan sits down with The Conversation's economic editor Peter Martin for a chat about the year that was, and to answer readers' questions.
The Coalition government is stressing partnerships and accountability in its Indigenous policies, but PM Scott Morrison is actually taking a top-down approach and ignoring Indigenous advice.
We have welcomed the opportunity to guide the co-design process because we feel this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recast how decisions are made in Indigenous affairs.
As the first Indigenous federal cabinet minister, Ken Wyatt is widely respected in first peoples communities, but by the same token, the expectations on him are very high.
Two prominent Indigenous Australians have been appointed to chair a senior advisory group to oversee an extensive process for developing options for an Indigenous “voice to government”.
Two former high court justices and constitutional experts have thrown their support behind the importance of a First Nations Voice to parliament.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Professor emerita, University of Sydney
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2024 Oxford University visiting research fellow RIJS; Professor of Political Communication., La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Director, La Trobe Asia, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Honorary Professor, University of Sydney
