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This weekend was a significant one for the future of First Nations politics in Australia. Anthony Albanese made a speech at this year’s Garma Festival furthering the government’s commitment to enshrining a First Nations Voice to Parliament, as per the recommendation of the Uluru Statement.
As Michelle Grattan reports, the proposed constitutional amendment covers all the necessary bases, but the devil may be in the detail.
With the referendum going ahead, Paul Kildea writes, history has shown more details of what people will actually be voting for, maybe a significant factor in its success. There has been vocal opposition to holding a referendum to a Voice to Parliament without a comprehensive design to show the Australian public. However, Megan Davis, as quoted by Kildea, has stated more information about what a Voice might look like, is coming before the end of the year.
The weekend saw enormous loss too. To call Archie Roach simply a musician, writes Bhiamie Williamson, is to fail to recognise him as a messenger. One of our greatest storytellers, his music “reaches through darkness like the beam of a lighthouse, offering guidance and safe harbour in times of despair”.
There’s hope for First Nations affairs to be better addressed with regular Indigenous-led communication with government. I just hope this can help with matters such as the overrepresentation of mob in prisons, our children in out-of-home care, and closing the gap in health and education for our peoples.
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Carissa Lee
First Nations and Public Policy Editor
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The prime minister has made a good start on a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. But as always, the details will be crucial.
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Paul Kildea, UNSW Sydney
The Albanese government is moving towards a referendum having Australia voting on a First Nations Voice to Parliament. So how much detail should voters have about the Voice?
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Bhiamie Williamson, Australian National University
In Uncle Archie Roach, we find the most profound sense of an alternate masculinity. It is difficult to put words to this loss.
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Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
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