It’s time to tackle the upcoming referendum on “The Indigenous Voice to Parliament” as we deep dive into some research and get our AI minion chat GPT to give us a hand to surface the facts.
All references below – some are a bit tricky due to the use of chatGPT, but where possible I’ve asked it for reference links to its assertions.
Uluru Statement
Voice Referendum Question
chatGPT
chatGPT Jailbreaks
Albo – Voice not about defence or foreign policy
Lidia Thorpe on Voice Scope
Lidia call for war
New Zealand: The Maori Electoral Option – Statistics New Zealand
Canada: Assembly of First Nations
Bolivia Indigenous Voice
“The Indigenous Voice in Australia: Legal Reform Needed”, by Megan Davis, Indigenous Law Bulletin, Vol. 8, No. 9, January 2015
“Indigenous Participation in Governance: Emerging Lessons from Australia, Canada and New Zealand”, by Katherine A. Graham and Lisa Fong, University of British Columbia Law Review, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2016
“Indigenous Participation and Constitutional Reform in Australia: Learning from Canada, New Zealand and the United States”, by Mark D. Walters, Federal Law Review, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2016
“Making the ‘Indigenous Voice’ Work: A Comparative Study of the Challenges and Opportunities for the Effective Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Political Decision-Making Processes”, by Johanna Wenny Rahayu and Ben Saul, University of New South Wales Law Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2020
Robbie Katter, MP for Mount Isa
Robbie Katter on Sky News on The Voice
Robbie Katter on TikTik on The Voice
Mount Isa electorate
The 2016 study published in the Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues: “The effectiveness of community-led Indigenous community development approaches: A comparison study of two approaches in the Pilbara region of Western Australia” by Dawn Bessarab and Rhonda Marriott
The 2019 report by the Productivity Commission: “Indigenous Evaluation Strategy Scoping Study: Key Findings and Recommendations” by the Productivity Commission
The 2021 report by the National Indigenous Australians Agency: “Indigenous Business Sector Strategy 2021-2026” by the National Indigenous Australians Agency
Warren Mundine on the Voice
Jacinta and other discussing The Voice on Q&A
Say No campaign tweet
Fair Australia campaign website
Q&A Excerpt – Jacinta Price on the Voice
Full Q&A Episode
“leaked” NIAA plans for voice