2022 Year in Review
The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world. The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss! Read it now !
The Year in Review is YDS’ biggest and most exciting publication of the year - featuring analysis that covers the most significant and impactful events that have shaped our world.
The 2022 Year in Review explores key events in all regions, from the overturning of Roe v Wade, the war in Ukraine, and the UK leadership crisis, this year’s edition is not one to miss!
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HOW DID THE VOICE COME ABOUT?
The Voice was a key recommendation from the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The
statement from the Heart was first brought to life in 1937. It has been a long journey
since its conception.
In 2007 Prime Minister John Howard promised he would hold a referendum to
recognise the special status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as first nations
people. In 2010 Prime Minister Julia Gillard established the Expert Panel on the
Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution. In 2015
the Referendum Council was established under Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull; it
built on previous works by other committees and engaged Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples on their views on real and meaningful recognition in the constitution.
Now the Voice aims to solidify the shifts in the relationship between non-indigenous
and indigenous people. It is working to answer, how can settler-colonial government
benefit First Nations peoples?
WHAT OPINIONS ON THE VOICE HAVE ARISEN?
This political undertaking has been fervently opposed by Victorian Greens senator Lidia
Thorpe. Thorpe said a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament is a ‘complete
waste’ of money. The Voice is seen by opponents as symbolism rather than practical
action. NT Coalition senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said she would not support the
proposal as it is very vague. She stated that it was just “another federal-funded
bureaucracy” that will not deliver.
Price said housing, violence against women and children, and alcohol-related social
harm were the biggest issues in the territory. She asserts there needs to be immediate
action on these ‘real’ issues rather than having a referendum on the Voice.
Victoria’s First Peoples Assembly co-chair Marcus Stewart leads the complex treaty
negotiations in Victoria. Stewart believes the Voice is above politics. The Uluru
Statement from the Heart and a Voice of First Nations People is a once-in-a-generation
change, bringing the country together for reform. Treaty and truth-telling are essential
for reconciliation even though they take a long time to negotiate and implement.
Anthony Albanese has also recently travelled to remote islands and communities
discussing and hearing from Aboriginal Elders and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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