How do the major parties rate on the First Nations Voice to Parliament? We asked 5 experts
- Written by Dani Larkin, Lecturer/Deputy Director of the Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW Sydney
One of the recommendations from the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart[1] calls for the establishment of a First Nations Voice to parliament, enshrined in the Constitution. This would ensure First Nations people are formally consulted on government decisions and legislation affecting their communities.
However, for a Voice to parliament to be enshrined in the Constitution, it would need to be passed at a referendum.
A recent survey[2] found significant public support for a First Nations voice to parliament.
However, it seems Labor and the Coalition are clashing[3] on what this might look like in practice.
We asked five experts to grade the major parties’ policies and past actions on pursuing a Voice to parliament.
Coalition
WATCH: 5 Experts rates the Coalition government policies and past actions on pursuing a Voice to Parliament.Labor
WATCH: 5 Experts rates Labor’s policies and past actions on pursuing a Voice to Parliament.References
- ^ Uluru Statement from the Heart (ulurustatement.org)
- ^ recent survey (theconversation.com)
- ^ clashing (www.sbs.com.au)
