The following pages pull together opinion pieces, published articles and other resources that may help people better understand the No case

Opinion Pieces 
Very High Risk, Very Low Reward:
This Voice Referendum Deserves to Be Defeated
 Professor James Allan (UQ)
Professor James Allan is the Garrick Professor of Law at The University of Queensland, and a leading expert in  legal and moral philosophy and constitutional law. In this article he argues that "What is being proposed is in no way at all a modest change. It will go to the heart of our current governing arrangements, both in practical and in legal terms. Proponents say it will lead to unity and Reconciliation. I think it far more likely to lead to disunity, bitterness and a sense that some groups in Australian life get special treatment solely based on birth."
James Allan, "Very High Risk, Very Low Reward: This Voice Referendum Deserves to Be Defeated" (2023) 97(6) Australian Law Journal 411
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COMMISSIONED PIECES

The VLLP has commissioned a number of writer, experts and parties to write pieces specifically for this site. These commissions either have been on the basis of authors reaching out to the VLLP, or the project reaching out to authors who have made public contributions. Authors for both Yes and No have been approached.
(Note the VLLP has approached a number of authors from No about contributing - we are still seeking further contributions}

Links and Other Resources

For resources outlining why people may want to vote No, produced by advocates for the No case, see:

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The Treaty First Argument
Treaty Before Voice via networks of First Nations Grassroots Communities and the Brisbane Aboriginal Sovereign Embassy argues for self-determination and sovereignty before the establishment of a Voice to Parliament.
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