I will vote Yes in the 2023 referendum - and I hope you will too. But I want to be clear, this choice is yours and yours alone.
The most important aspect of A Voice referendum for me is that we, as a community, have an honest, informed and respectful dialogue and when you cast your vote at the end of the year, you feel you can do so with a clear head and open heart.
Countless people have worked and fought to protect and strengthen our precious democracy. Many have worked on A Voice, or a version of it, for decades. That's why I ask you to get informed and engaged, and to not let yourself be subjected to misinformation or manipulated by campaigns based on intentionally creating doubt and fear. This issue is too important to descend to the point-scoring and game-playing that often passes for politics.
I see my role as providing a means to support Voices of Bradfield and our wider community as we inform ourselves about the issues and make up our own minds. I have made up mine. I hope you too can feel a similar sense of wonder and pride as you respond to History Calling and make up yours.
Got questions about A Voice?
Come to a Kitchen Table Conversation or information session, where you can satisfy your curiosity.
Check the Events tab for dates - we'll update the calendar when local sessions are available.
Key information and sources
Australian Government
- The Australian Electoral Commission is responsible for running the referendum. If you're under 42 years of age, you will not have voted in a referendum so please look on the website for explanations and videos
- Australian Government's information about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
- Current draft words of the draft referendum question and constitutional amendments
Leading Indigenous sources
- The Uluru Statement from the Heart The Uluru Dialogue represents the cultural authority of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and leads community education on the Uluru Statement’s reforms of Voice, Treaty and Truth.
- Uluru Statement from the Heart in languages other than English
- A Voice design principles
- History Is Calling (one minute YouTube video embedded above)
Various grassroots YES organisations
- Together Yes
- Yes 23
- Sydney Alliance website
- Northern Sydney Alliance on FaceBook
Merchandise and other resources
Other Government
- Federal Member for Bradfield
- NSW State Government (coming soon)
- Hornsby (coming soon)
- Kuring-gai (coming soon)
- Willoughby (coming soon)