Beyond Belief - Rethinking the Voice to Parliament

Beyond Belief - Rethinking the Voice to Parliament

In Beyond Belief: Rethinking the Voice to Parliament, twelve distinguished Australians set out their reasons why we need to question the wisdom of enshrining a Voice to parliament by amending the Constitution.

Some of these reasons are legal, political and constitutional; but others express concern that constitutional amendment will do nothing to address the social disadvantage endured by many Indigenous Australians - a burden which weighs heavily on each of the contributors.

Beyond Belief: Rethinking the Voice to Parliament will equip Australians who have their own doubts about the proposed referendum with informed and compelling reasons for deciding to vote 'No' when asked to change our nation's founding document.

CONTENTS      

Foreword Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price                                

1  The Voice: A Plea to Reconsider Tony Abbott                         

2  The Voice: Self-determination or separatism? Anthony Dillon                  

3  The Voice: Beyond Belief? Janet Albrechtsen                 

4  Constitutional Change by Stealth Chris Merritt                  

5  What Conservative Voice supporters get Wrong about Constitutional Recognition Bernard Samuelson                

6  The Indigenous Voice does Not Speak for Country Nyunggai Warren Mundine             

7  Head over Heart: The Legal, Democratic and Practical Problems raised by the Uluru Statement Amanda Stoker                  

8  It's OK to say 'No' to Indigenous Recognition in the Constitution Scott Prasser                 

9  Indigenous Social Justice won't be solved with Poetic Justice Neenah Gray                 

10 The Voice: What are We Being Asked to Decide? Caroline Di Russo               

11 Constitutional Recognition is Not Necessary for Integration - Australia's Migrant Story tells us so Rocco Loiacono                 

12 The Voice in the Light of the Western Intellectual Tradition Henry Ergas