Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

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The Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is a proposed constitutionally enshrined representative body that would provide Indigenous Australians with a formal mechanism to advise the Australian Parliament and government on laws and policies affecting their communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous representative body proposal ⓘ
proposed constitutional body ⓘ
aimsToAddress historical exclusion of Indigenous Australians from constitutional recognition ⓘ
lack of structured Indigenous input into federal lawmaking ⓘ
appliesTo Aboriginal peoples of Australia ⓘ
Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ
associatedWithDocument Uluru Statement from the Heart ⓘ
constitutionalChangeMethod referendum ⓘ
constitutionalStatus proposed to be enshrined in the Australian Constitution ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
debatedIn Australian Parliament ⓘ
Australian public discourse ⓘ
decisionMakingPower advisory only ⓘ
doesNotHave authority to enact laws ⓘ
veto power over legislation ⓘ
governanceLevel federal ⓘ
hasFunction to make representations to Parliament ⓘ
to make representations to the Executive Government of the Commonwealth ⓘ
intendedOutcome greater Indigenous participation in decision-making ⓘ
improved policy outcomes for Indigenous communities ⓘ
keyPrinciple recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution ⓘ
self-determination for Indigenous Australians ⓘ
legalForm advisory body ⓘ
linkedConcept Makarrata Commission proposal ⓘ
truth-telling about Australian history ⓘ
membershipBasis Indigenous representation ⓘ
normativeStatus subject of political and legal debate in Australia ⓘ
opposedBy some Australian political parties and commentators ⓘ
originatedFrom Uluru Statement from the Heart ⓘ
policyArea Indigenous affairs ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
proposedBy Indigenous leaders involved in the Uluru Dialogues ⓘ
purpose to advise the Australian government on laws and policies affecting Indigenous communities ⓘ
to provide Indigenous Australians with a formal advisory mechanism to Parliament ⓘ
relatedTo Australian constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
Australian federal Parliament ⓘ
Indigenous rights in Australia ⓘ
represents First Nations peoples in Australia ⓘ
requires majority of voters in a majority of states in a referendum ⓘ
majority of voters nationwide in a referendum ⓘ
scopeOfAdvice laws relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ
policies relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ
subjectOf national referendum campaign in Australia ⓘ
supportedBy many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations ⓘ

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Megan Davis → advocatesFor → Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ⓘ
Patrick Dodson → advocatesFor → Voice to Parliament for Indigenous Australians ⓘ
linked to: Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Uluru Statement from the Heart → mainSubject → First Nations Voice to Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples → relatedTo → Australian constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples