The authors of Anthony Albanese’s proposed constitutional changes for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament want the education campaign expanded to include social media
included text about a proposed referendum question and changes to the Constitution written by Uluru Dialogue co-chairs, Pat Anderson and Professor Megan Davis.Alex Ellinghausen
A new joint parliamentary committee and an independent expert panel should be appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the opposition leader, and include constitutional law and public communication experts, the Australian Electoral Commission and community representatives. “It is not a matter of special treatment,” he said. “It is not a matter of preferential power, it is about consulting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on decisions that affect them.”
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