Proposed indigenous 'voice' will be to government rather than to parliament
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Two prominent indigenous Australians, Tom Calma and Marcia Langton have been appointed to chair a senior advisory group to oversee an extensive process for developing options for an indigenous “voice to government”.
The process will also develop ways to get more indigenous input to state and local decisions, especially on the issue of...