| ISBN |
9781922484826 |
| Author |
Brennan, Frank, 1954- (author.) |
| Title |
An Indigenous voice to parliament : considering a constitutional bridge / Frank Brennan. |
| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Mulgrave, Vic. : Garratt Publishing, [2023]. |
| ©2023. |
| Description |
152 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
Indigenous focus. This resource may contain the names, voices and faces of people who are now deceased which may cause distress to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander viewers or readers. Please take care when distributing this material. |
| Bibliography |
Includes appendices (pages 142-152) and bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Where I'm coming from --
Chapter 1: A task for every conscientious citizen --
Chapter 2: The Australian Constitution and earlier amendments --
Chapter 3: History of proposals for Indigenous recognition 2007-2017 --
Chapter 4: The Uluru Statement and the Referendum Council 2017 --
Chapter 5: Mr Albanese at Garma 2022 --
Chapter 6: Seeking a way forward --
Chapter 7: The 'Yes' case --
Chapter 8: The 'No' case --
Chapter 9: Where to from here? --
Chapter 10: The failed quest for bipartisanship on the Voice --
Chapter 11: The die is cast --
Appendices: Uluru Statement from the Heart ; Letter to the Prime minister, 9 November 2022 ; Letter to the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, 5 March 2023 ; Suggested amendments to the Constitution. |
| Summary |
"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. Here he shows 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. They also offered changes to the Constitution that would acknowledge Indigenous history, reality and aspirations. All those proposals are now replaced with the Voice. But is it to be a Voice to Parliament or a Voice to Parliament and to Government? Would the focus be only on special laws applying to the First Australians, or on any other relevant matters? This book fairly outlines both the 'Yes' case and the 'No' case, so that voters can make up their own minds before casting their vote in the referendum" --Back cover. |
| Level |
General. |
| Subjects |
Brennan, Frank, -- 1954- |
| Australia. -- Constitution Act |
| Australia. -- Constitution -- Amendments |
| Australia. -- Constitution Act -- Amendments |
| Politics and Government - Referenda - Constitutional recognition |
| Referendum -- Australia -- History |
| Politics and Government - Political action - Constitutional recognition |
| Law - Constitutional law - Constitutional reform |
| Politics and Government |
| Politics and government - Indigenous representative bodies |
| Torres Strait Islanders -- Civil rights |
| Politics and Government - Political action - Activism |
| Referendum -- Australia |
| Constitutional amendments -- Australia |
| Torres Strait Islanders -- Politics and Government |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Australia |
| Referendum -- Australia -- 21st century |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations |
| Constitutional law -- Australia -- History |
| Policy sciences -- Australia -- Citizen participation |
| Torres Strait Islanders -- Government relations |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights |
| Australia -- Politics and government -- 21st century |
| Call number |
2024.069 |
