The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, also known as the Indigenous Voice to Parliament or The Voice, is a proposed Australian federal advisory body comprising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to represent the views of Indigenous communities. With the upcoming Indigenous Voice To Parliament referendum on October 14, you may be looking for resources to understand what it means, and why it’s being discussed.
Here are 5 books we have available if you want to know more about The Voice To Parliament.
The Voice to Parliament Handbook by Thomas Mayo, Kerry O’Brien
The Voice to Parliament Handbook is an easy-to-follow guide for the millions of Australians who have expressed support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, but want to better understand what a Voice to Parliament actually means.
‘We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.’ These words from the Uluru Statement from the Heart are a heartfelt invitation from First Nations People to fellow Australians, who will have the opportunity to respond when the Voice referendum is put to a national vote by the Albanese Government.
Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo and acclaimed journalist Kerry O’Brien have written this handbook to answer the most commonly asked questions about why the Voice should be enshrined in the Constitution, and how it might function to improve policies affecting Indigenous communities, and genuinely close the gap on inequalities at the most basic level of human dignity.
Voice of Reason by Megan Davis
Why a First Nations Voice to Parliament is a ‘constitutional moment’ that offers a new vision of Australia
This essential Quarterly Essay seeks to do two things- to make the strongest, clearest possible case for the Voice to Parliament. And to draw out the significance and the promise of this reform – what it could mean for recognition and justice.
Megan Davis presents the Voice as an Australian solution to an Australian problem. For the First Nations, it is a practical response to “the torment of our powerlessness.” Davis argues that it will increase accountability across a range of areas, from Juukan Gorge to youth detention to child protection. She shows that we have arrived at a “constitutional moment” that brings with it a new vision of Country and community.
Statements from the Soul by Shireen Morris, Damien Freeman
A collection of passionate essays from religious leaders arguing for a First Nations Voice to be enshrined in the Australian Constitution
In this ground-breaking collection of essays, diverse religious leaders and thinkers come together to advocate for the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Contributors from Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Muslim and Buddhist communities powerfully convey why a First Nations voice to parliament is necessary not only legally and politically, but also morally. Drawing on their unique spiritual beliefs, they argue that the Uluru Statement offers a profound opportunity to heal the wrongs of the past and ensure a better future for all Australians. A rallying cry of support across religious and political divisions, Statements from the Soul shows that the Uluru Statement goes to the heart of who we are as a country and is essential to reconciliation.
On the Voice to Parliament by Charles Prouse
Kimberley-born Indigenous business leader Charles Prouse has spent 30 years working in Indigenous affairs across the corporate, government and non-profit sectors. He’s been asked many times how to fix ‘the Aboriginal situation’. He’s also been asked about the Voice to Parliament. It can be a complex question to answer, but it can also be as simple as listening, having compassion and trusting that together we can do this.
This book doesn’t explain every single challenge and every single solution, there are websites and factsheets for that. What it gives us is the human perspective.
Beyond Belief by Peter And Warren Mundine and Nyunggai Kurti
In Beyond Belief: Rethinking the Voice to Parliament, twelve distinguished Australians set out their reasons why we need to question the wisdom of enshrining a Voice to Parliament by amending the Constitution. Some of these reasons are legal, political and constitutional; but others express concern that constitutional amendment will do nothing to address the social disadvantage endured by many Indigenous Australians – a burden which weighs heavily on each of the contributors.
Beyond Belief: Rethinking the Voice to Parliament will equip Australians who have their own doubts about the proposed referendum with informed and compelling reasons for deciding to vote ‘No’ when asked to change our nation’s founding document.
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