David Speers interviews Professor Megan Davis, co-author of the Uluru Statement From The Heart about the status of the Yes campaign and the Opposition’s concerns.
In the first Q+A for 2023, Craig Foster, Lidia Thorpe, Malarndirri McCarthy, Bridget McKenzie and Tom Calma discuss the upcoming referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Panellists: Craig Foster, NSW Australian of the Year 2023 and Chair of the Australian Republican Movement; Malarndirri McCarthy, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians and Indigenous Health; Bridget McKenzie, Nationals Senate Leader; Lidia Thorpe, Greens Senator for Victoria; and Tom Calma, Senior Australian of the Year 2023. With a live performance from William Barton, Multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist and producer Queensland Australian of the Year 2023.
This episode was broadcast on Monday January 30, 2023.
The 2023 Senior Australian of the Year is Professor Tom Calma AO.
Tom Calma AO is one of Australia’s most respected human rights and social justice campaigners. The Kungarakan Elder has worked for more than 45 years at local, community, state and international levels championing the rights, responsibilities and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.