Australian Indigenous sovereignty, also recently termed Blak sovereignty, encompasses the various rights claimed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within Australia. Such rights are said
Sovereignty sign at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
The 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum was a constitutional referendum held on 14 October 2023 in which the proposed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice was rejected. Voters were aske
Australian Indigenous sovereignty
…between them and both Commonwealth and state and territory governments. Discussion of the concept was prominent in various campaigns around the failed referendum of 14 October 2023, which would have amended the Constitution to prescribe an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Leaders of the Blak sovereignty movement such as Michael…
Former High Court Justice Ian Callinan
Noel Pearson; a key figure for the Yes campaign
The Yes campaign held demonstrations around the country. Some 20,000 people attended the Brisbane rally.
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price: a key figure for the No campaign