Opinion

The Voice case has answered the arguments for voting ‘No’

The Voice amendment provides a foundation for a living and evolving practice of shared authority. If only we can be patient.

Gabrielle Appleby and Ron Levy

Feb 16, 2023 – 12.54pm

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As the debate over the Voice constitutional referendum heats up, arguments for a No vote might seem initially persuasive. But the Voice has anticipated – and can provide an answer – to each.

One camp argues that the Voice is not going to deliver practical outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for the real and pressing issues they are dealing with on the ground. Nationals senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has pressed this argument.

Gabrielle Appleby is Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice at the University of New South Wales.

Ron Levy is Associate Professor, College of Law at the Australian National University