What can history teach us to ensure a successful referendum for A First Nations Voice to parliament?
- Written by Paul Kildea, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
The Albanese government is moving ahead with plans to hold a first-term referendum on a First Nations Voice. The Prime Minister has attended the annual Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, where the Voice was a key focus.
The referendum will ask voters to enshrine in the Australian Constitution a First Nations body that would give non-binding...