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\u003cb\u003eWhy a First Nations Voice to Parliament is a âconstitutional momentâ that offers a new vision of Australia\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Uluru, an invitation was issued to the Australian people. With the upcoming referendum, the nation will decide whether to accept that invitation. In this compelling, fresh and imaginative essay, Megan Davis draws out the significance and the promise of this âconstitutional momentâ â what it could mean for recognition and justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavis presents the Voice to Parliament as an Australian solution to an Australian problem. For Indigenous people, it is a practical response to âthe torment of powerlessness.â She highlights the failure of past policies, in areas from child protection to closing the gap, and the urgent need for change. She also brings out the creative and imaginative dimensions of the Voice. Fundamental to her account is the importance of truly listening. In explaining why the Voice is needed from the ground up, she evokes a new vision of Country and community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eâWhen people say this is about changing Australian identity, itâs not. Itâs about location; we are located here together, we are born here, we arrive here, we die here and we must coexist in a peaceful way. The fundamental message that many elders planted in the Uluru Statement is that the country needs peace, and the country cannot be at peace until we meet; the Uluru Statement is the beginning of that.â Megan Davis, \u003ci\u003eVoice of Reason\u003c/i\u003e |
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