In the lead-up to the Voice to parliament referendum, we’re seeing constitutional change is possible. If the Voice is successful, Australia could next consider separating us from the monarchy.
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Imagine the impression sent abroad if voters defeated a proposal for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander body to advise the federal parliament and government
In a simply worded question, Australians will be asked to approve altering the Constitution “to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice”.
Here’s what the question says, what’s new and what happens next.
The current draft wording is the model most consistent with Australia’s current and historical constitutional practice.
Comparisons of national polls over an eight-month period show support falling only among Coalition voters. This may not be fatal to the referendum’s chances, but it is serious.
The government will introduce the legislation for the referendum, with the wording of the question, before the end of March. This will be followed by a parliamentary inquiry lasting at least six weeks.
This constitutional reform process may be ‘unorthodox’, but it’s entirely appropriate.
Former deputy NT chief minister Marion Scrygmour has laid blame on the NT government for not acting after the federal alcohol bans expired mid-last year.
Nationals leader David Littleproud said the party didn’t believe the Voice would “genuinely close the gap”
Tunisia’s democratic backslide demonstrates how autocrats can use constitutional cover to entrench authoritarianism.
Some Australians have dismissed a Voice to Parliament as inconsequential. That argument is mistaken.
While some parts of eastern Ukraine have been under partial Russian control since 2014, other sections continue to fight back. Most residents overall have said they don’t want to be part of Russia.
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.
A public consultation process sought feedback on design options for the Indigenous Voice to parliament. Our analysis shows the findings of these sessions.
After the Brexit referendum, the most-Googled question in the UK was ‘What does it mean to leave the European Union?’ Five years later, we still don’t have the full answer.
Plus, how researchers have discovered a biological switch that can turn neuroplasticity on and off in the brain. Listen to episode 13 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
With unrest deepening between pro-independence and loyalist groups, the instability in the French province should be of concern to its near neighbours, including Australia.
For the first time in the US, a ballot measure will ask voters whether to restore wolves to a place where they’ve been eradicated. Coloradans have strong views on both sides.
Can’t make up your mind in the recreational cannabis referendum? You’re not alone, so here’s some tips from both sides of the debate to help you decide.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Visiting Fellow, ANU Centre for European Studies, Australian National University
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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Chair of Applied Political Science, Coventry University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Adjunct Professor of Politics. Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor emerita, University of 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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Assistant Professor in AI, Data, and the Rule of Law, The University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Head of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
