Expert Explainers
Sometimes the best way to learn about something is to ask the expert. At the Voice Legal Literacy Project, we are lucky to have many friends and colleague who support the project and the ideals its stands for, and have been willing to write contributions to help people understand some of the many complex issues involved in the referendum.
The Expert Explainer resources have been developed to provide expert clarification and explanations so that
The Expert Explainer resources have been developed to provide expert clarification and explanations so that
Professor Anne Twomey (University of Sydney)
This Explainer looks at the significance and history of the Yes/No Pamphlets, and at their (loose) relationship to truth and accuracy
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Dr Diana Perche (UNSW)
This Explainer looks at the mechanics of how a referendum works, and then explores the nature and significance of the 1967 referendum
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This Explainer - from two legal academics closely involved in that process - examines the history of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, from the initial steps through the Dialouges through to its final creation
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Associate Professor Alison Holland (Macquarie University)
This Explainer looks at the history of the previous national Indigenous representative bodies - including ASIC - and explores the implications of that history for the Voice
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Stephen McDonald SC (Hanson Chambers)
The following Expert Explainer looks at the implications from Australia's federal nature for the Voice and its operation, as explained by a leading constitutional law expert.
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This Explainer looks at the newly established South Australian Voice, and examines its implications for the federal referendum
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