This chart shows support for the voice by voting intention, again from the most recent Essential poll. Polling consistently shows a divide along party voting lines, with Labor and Greens supporters more likely to say they will support the voice, while Coalition voters are more likely to be opposed..
What does the Uluru statement say?
The Uluru Statement from the Heart (the Statement) is an invitation from a group of First Nations people to non-Indigenous Australians. Shared in 2017, the Statement calls for substantive reform to help realise Indigenous rights, through the establishment of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and a Makarrata Commission..
What is the purpose of the voice to parliament?
Why did the Voice to Parliament matter? The Voice to Parliament mattered because it would have given Aboriginal people a say on the laws and policies that affect them. Having the Voice to Parliament become part of the Constitution would have been a big step towards uniting Australia..
Why does the voice have to be in Constitution?
Enshrining the Voice into the Constitution means it can withstand changing governments. According to prime minister Anthony Albanese, that's "precisely why Indigenous Australians have asked that it be enshrined". "We're dealing with intergenerational issues..
The Uluru Statement from the Heart (the Statement) is an invitation from a group of First Nations people to non-Indigenous Australians. Shared in 2017, the Statement calls for substantive reform to help realise Indigenous rights, through the establishment of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and a Makarrata Commission.
This theme brings together key issues that Aboriginal people have been fighting for since colonisation began in 1788. It also looks to spark important conversations about how as Aboriginal people we can have more say and control over our lives and how the continuing injustices of colonisation can be addressed.
The Voice has the power to make representations with no power to Veto or direct and no obligation on Parliament or Executive to followThis will not affect the
Constitutional law and the voice
The First Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire was the period of constitutional monarchy from the promulgation of the Ottoman constitution of 1876, written by members of the Young Ottomans, that began on 23 December 1876 and lasted until 14 February 1878. These Young Ottomans were dissatisfied by the Tanzimat and instead pushed for a constitutional government similar to that in Europe. The constitutional period started with the dethroning of Sultan Abdulaziz. Abdul Hamid II took his place as Sultan. The era ended with the suspension of the Ottoman Parliament and the constitution by Sultan Abdul Hamid II, with which he restored his own absolute monarchy.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
Proposed advisory body in Australia
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, also known as the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, the First Nations Voice or simply the Voice, was a proposed Australian federal advisory body to comprise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to represent the views of Indigenous communities.
Results of the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum
2017 Australian Indigenous reform petition
The Uluru Statement from the Heart is a 2017 petition to the people of Australia, written and endorsed by the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders selected as delegates to the First Nations National Constitutional Convention. The document calls for substantive constitutional change and structural reform through the creation of two new institutions; a constitutionally protected First Nations Voice and a Makarrata Commission, to oversee agreement-making and truth-telling between governments and First Nations. Such reforms should be implemented, it is argued, both in recognition of the continuing sovereignty of Indigenous peoples and to address structural powerlessness that has led to severe disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. These reforms can be summarised as Voice, Treaty and Truth.
