In Beyond 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 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.
CONTENTS Foreword Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price 1 The A Plea to Reconsider Tony Abbott 2 The Self-determination or separatism? Anthony Dillon 3 The Beyond Belief? Janet Albrechtsen 4 Constitutional Change by Stealth Chris Merritt 5 What Conservative Voice supporters get Wrong about Constitutional Recognition Bernard Samuelson 6 The Indigenous Voice does Not Speak for Country Nyunggai Warren Mundine 7 Head over The Legal, Democratic and Practical Problems raised by the Uluru Statement Amanda Stoker 8 It's OK to say 'No' to Indigenous Recognition in the Constitution Scott Prasser 9 Indigenous Social Justice won't be solved with Poetic Justice Neenah Gray 10 The What are We Being Asked to Decide? Caroline Di Russo 11 Constitutional Recognition is Not Necessary for Integration - Australia's Migrant Story tells us so Rocco Loiacono 12 The Voice in the Light of the Western Intellectual Tradition Henry Ergas