THE VOICE: KEY FACTS • Idea comes from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. • Recognises First Peoples in our Constitution. • A committee of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. • Gives people a say on issues affecting them. • Listening will mean better results – and better value for money. • Representatives from all states and territories, the Torres Strait Islands and remote communities. • Will include young people and a balance of men and women. • Parliament and Government still responsible for laws, programs and funding.
A proposed law: To alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
