Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum Will Be Held on 14 October 2023 https://voice.gov.au/resources/information-booklet : Constitutional amendment The ‘Proposed Law’ that Australians are being asked to vote upon is set out in the Constitution Alteration Bill. If approved at the referendum, the Bill would add the following words to the Constitution: Read more…
“Yes for the Voice: How to translate into Chinese?” by Jocelyn Chey The Yes for the Voice campaign must work harder on a multicultural education campaign in the last weeks leading up to the referendum. The Chinese-Australian community is still uninformed about the issues and open to rumours and disinformation. The Read more…
Join us to hear more and ask questions about the upcoming Voice Referendum – 澳华社区”原住民之声”问答论坛(中英文双语) Guest speakers: This forum is jointly organised by the Chinese Community Council of Australia, Victoria Chapter (CCCAV) and Yes23. To RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/community-qa-forum-understand-the-voice-referendum-tickets-701303055317 澳大利亚二十四年来第一次全民公投即将举行，是时候对此次2023年关于“原住民之声”的全民公投增进了解，以便在投票日当天投出明智和负责的一票。 定于9月9日在博士山市政厅举行澳华社区”原住民之声”问答论坛，邹慧心、Marcus Stewart (联邦有关原住民的修宪公投工作小组成员)、李健民将与大家分享他们的观点和回答大家的提问。 座位有限，请点此链接报名: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/community-qa-forum-understand-the-voice-referendum-tickets-701303055317 主办: 维州澳华社区委员会(CCCAV). 活动支持社团: 现场翻译: 秦潞山教授
The government website https://voice.gov.au/ has updated their official translation of “First Peoples” in the referendum question from “第一民族” to “原住民族” after the Chinese community raised concerns about the original translation, ABC reported on 3 August 2023. The original translation, “第一民族”, does not precisely convey the essence of the term “First Peoples” and may Read more…
25 July 2023 MEDIA RELEASE Members of Chinese and Multicultural Communities Gathered to Show Support for the First Nations Voice to Parliament On the sunny Saturday afternoon of 22 July 2023, about seventy members from the Chinese and multicultural communities gathered at the iconic Chinese Museum in Melbourne to learn Read more…
Let’s come together at the Multicultural Community Forum on 22 July 2023, to learn about and support the First Nations Voice to Parliament. You are cordially invited to attend this event. 诚邀参加澳华和多元文化社区论坛，了解和支持原住民之声。 Please register via : https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/multicultural-community-forum-understand-and-support-a-first-nations-voice-tickets-656517741237 Guest speakers (感谢著名翻译专家秦潞山教授现场翻译): Places are limited due to venue capacity. Please RSVP now.
MOJO News recently covered the informative Voice session organized by the Chinese Community Council of Australia, Victoria Chapter (CCCAV) on 16th March 2023. The event featured Dr Shireen Morris, Director of the Radical Centre Reform Lab, a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University Law School and a Constitutional lawyer, who has Read more…
The Uluru Statement from the Heart. 2017年五月，原住民与托雷斯海峡岛民代表们齐聚乌鲁鲁，在全国原住民宪章大会上通过《发自肺腑的乌鲁鲁宣言》。这一宣言是13场和全澳大利亚原住民社区深刻对话的结晶。它呼吁以宪法形式在议会中包括原住民的声音，并开启签署条约、诉说真相的过程。宣言希望在澳洲原住民与澳大利亚国民之间，建立起以真相、正义和自决为基础的关系。
The Voice referendum will be held in late 2023. In 2017, 250 delegates from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across the country gathered and wrote the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which called for a Voice for First Nations people to be added to the Constitution. Then in 2022, Read more…
