Reflections on the Referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament with Shireen Morris and Mark Mckenna

One year ago, the referendum for an Aboriginal Voice to Parliament failed. Once the idea of the Voice was rejected by the Opposition that failure was probably inevitable.

What, however, did the referendum campaign and its ultimate failure reveal about the contemporary attitude of non-Indigenous Australians to the Indigenous peoples?

What can now be done to advance the decades-long struggle for reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians?

The Ideas and Society Program at La Trobe University is delighted to be able to invite you to join a discussion between two people at the very centre of the "Yes" campaign, both of whom have recently published important books that represent the first drafts of the history of the struggle for the Voice and its failure.

Thomas Mayo, a leader of the campaign, is the author of Always Was, Always Will Be.

Dr Shireen Morris who worked closely with another leader of the "Yes" campaign, Noel Pearson, is the author of Broken Heart: A True History of the Voice Referendum.

It will be introduced by Professor Julie Andrews, Academic Director of Indigenous Research at La Trobe University.  Professor Mark McKenna, Historian from the University of Sydney will facilitate the discussion.

For everyone interested in the future of reconciliation in Australia this is an event that ought not to be missed.