An Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Considering a Constitutional Bridge Brennan Frank
An Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Considering a Constitutional Bridge Brennan Frank Australians will soon be asked to vote in a referendum asking: Do you support an alteration to the Constitution…
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An Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Considering a Constitutional Bridge Brennan Frank
Australians will soon be asked to vote in a referendum asking: Do you support an alteration to the Constitution that establishes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice?Frank Brennan has been an advocate for Indigenous rights for 40 years. They also sought changes to the Constitution that would acknowledge Indigenous history, reality, and aspirations.All those proposals are now replaced with the Voice. In An Indigenous Voice to Parliament, he explores the difficult path travelled by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and their supporters to get to this question.In the past, advocates argued for changes to Commonwealth Parliament's powers to legislate for Indigenous Australians and to the capacity of the High Court to strike down racially discriminatory laws.
But is it to be a Voice to Parliament or a Voice to