Indigenous Voice to Parliament
Julian Leeser. Photo: Peter Haskin
April 17, 2025, 2:48 pm
Julian Leeser: ‘Election of great consequence’ for Jews
Jewish Liberal Member for Berowra says ‘no regrets' over Voice stance; slams Labor on antisemitism, warns of Greens-supported minority government
By Gareth Narunsky
Berowra MP Julian Leeser, and his wife Joanna, voting last Saturday.
October 24, 2023, 6:47 am
Jewish Yes campaigners react to No win
"Though the Yes case is lost tonight, I know that the cause of reconciliation will ultimately succeed."
By Shane Desiatnik
Rachael Kohn (left) with Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. Photo: Supplied
October 2, 2023, 7:25 am
Assimilation is a way station to normalisation
It is exactly what Jacinta Nampijinpa Price wants for indigenous Australians, especially in outback communities.
By Rachael Kohn
The graffiti in Altona. Photo: Supplied
September 28, 2023, 9:02 am
Incidents an attempt to ‘harass’
Neo-Nazis turned up at a Melbourne rally in support of a 'No' vote, following a string of antisemitic incidents over Yom Kippur, including vile graffiti that was sprawled across concrete pillars in Altona.
By Carly Adno
Noel Pearson at the Garma Festival in August. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
September 14, 2023, 12:59 pm
Voice ‘not a radical idea’
'I urge everyone to have conversations about the actual words, not what people are presenting, you know, as commentary around the referendum'
By Gareth Narunsky
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says it is "not right to divide us along the lines of race". Photo: Facebook
September 7, 2023, 2:34 pm
Leave Jewish values out of the decision
Jewish law, custom, tradition and experience suggest that support for a First Nations Voice to Parliament open to question.
By Geoff Bloch
From left: Julian Leeser, Marcia Langton, Josh Burns. Photo: Supplied
September 4, 2023, 7:15 am
MPs address forum
While lauding the Constitution, Leeser said, "Something has always been missing," and it would be completed by recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the Voice.
By Gareth Narunsky
Members of the Yolngu people from north-eastern Arnhem Land perform the Bunggul traditional dance during the Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
August 17, 2023, 11:53 am
Speaking from the heart of Jewish values
We seek to inform the choice our nation will make by sharing our Jewish values perspective on this vital issue.
By David Knoll, Brian Samuel and Rabbi Allison Conyer and Avishai Conyer
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus addresses the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre at Victoria University in Melbourne. Photo: SZCC
August 9, 2023, 7:26 am
Constitutional change ‘hard but necessary’
"Enshrining the Voice in the Constitution would recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples in Australia in our nation's founding document, for the first time," said Dreyfus.
By Peter Kohn
Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health Senator Malarndirri McCarthy announce new renal dialysis units for remote First Nations patients in Darwin in April, 2022. Photo: AAP Image/Annette Lin
August 3, 2023, 10:52 am
Do we need the Voice to close the gap?
Improving health outcomes for indigenous Australians.
By Rebecca Weisser
July 13, 2023, 6:15 am
Respect
The Kol Halev launch at St Kilda Town Hall. Photo: Dean Schmideg
July 12, 2023, 6:34 am
Voice as a threat to democracy ‘a nonsense’
Stand Up CEO Courtney Winter-Peters drew parallels between Jewish displacement and the plight of First Australians. "We ourselves have travelled the path of an anguished heart … We will not be bystanders."
By Peter Kohn
Julian Leeser (centre) walks with Senator Pat Dodson and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus at the 2022 Garma Festival in Arnhem Land.
May 25, 2023, 8:46 am
A journey of empathy and empowerment
Reconciliation is a journey and I hope you will join me on this journey of empathy and empowerment.
By Julian Leeser
Julian Leeser arriving for the press conference in Sydney on Tuesday at which he announced his resignation. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
April 13, 2023, 6:15 pm
Leeser quits frontbench to campaign for Voice
Jewish Liberal MP Julian Leeser has made political waves, resigning from the Liberal Party frontbench in order to campaign "Yes" for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
By Gareth Narunsky
The Voice is one of the key pillars outlined in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
February 9, 2023, 11:01 am
Not merely a moral imperative
'The Voice is not a panacea. It will not, in and of itself, end the social exclusion of First Nations people. Yet it is a recognition that First Nations people have historically been excluded, in large measure, from an otherwise rich and diverse society.'
By Justice Stephen Rothman
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