A woman walks past posters advocating for an Aboriginal voice and treaty ahead of an upcoming referendum in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 30, 2023. William West/AFP via Getty Images
While the federal push to alter Australia’s Constitution failed, states are going it alone with their own version of an Indigenous “Voice,” bypassing the need for a national referendum.
The Victorian Labor government will push to make the “First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria” into an official legislated body within the state’s parliament.
