AUSPUBLAW, the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and the Australian Association of Constitutional Law were committed to an informed debate in the lead up to the referendum under s 128 of the Constitution to enshrine a First Nations Voice. Pursuant to that commitment, we hosted posts from experts as part of a special series to assist and inform the debate.
The posts as part of this special series are:
Sana Nakata - On Voice, and the political power of representation
Robert French - The Voice — A Step Forward for Australian Nationhood
Gabrielle Appleby, Elisa Arcioni, Sean Brennan, Megan Davis, Stephen McDonald and Scott Stephenson - Constitutional drafting - Key questions
Elisa Arcioni and Andrew Edgar - The Voice and the Executive
Scott Stephenson - Is the Voice Too Uncertain or Risky?
Craig Lenehan - The Voice: imagined legal problems distract from the substance
Anna Olijnyk and Cornelia Koch - South Australia’s First Nations Voice
Michael Douglas - Reconciling the Voice and section 116 of the Constitution
Luke Beck - The tripartite test of Indigeneity does not entail religious discrimination
Lucas Lixinski - Establishing Membership of the First Nations Voice – An International Law Perspective
Narelle Bedford - Why The Voice will lead to better government decision making and practical outcomes for First Nations peoples