How to implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart?

The recent Albanese government has pledged a full commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

The statement calls for a First Nations voice to inform Parliament, and to be enshrined in the Australian constitution so it can’t be removed by any government of the day.

To do this, the constitution must be amended by a referendum, but historically, there is only 8 passed referendums out of 40.

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Produced By: Allan Boyd

Featured In Story: Emma Lee – Associate Professor of Indigenous Leadership at Swinburne University of Technology

First aired on The Wire, Friday 24 June 2022