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The DNA of the Voice to parliament

The DNA of the Voice to parliament

Shireen Morris and Noel Pearson led one of the early projects on Indigenous constitutional recognition. A decade later, their work could become a reality.

Every word, comma and semicolon was by negotiation. Noel Pearson and a group of leading thinkers were drafting a model for an Indigenous constitutional Voice, and consensus was critical.

It was 2014, and after years of lacklustre progress on achieving greater responsibility and self-determination in their own affairs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians wanted a different approach.

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Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau ChiefTom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.

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