Democracy Sausage: Saying yes to change with Pat Dodson

Why is a Voice to Parliament, rather than constitutional recognition alone, the proposal being put to the Australian people at this referendum?

If the amendment is agreed to on 14 October, what would the process be to design the legislation?

And what would the failure of this proposal mean for Australia, both domestically and in its international relations?

On this episode of Democracy Sausage, reconciliation leader Senator Pat Dodson joins Professor Mark Kenny and Dr Marija Taflaga to discuss the case for the Voice to Parliament and the possible consequences for the nation if the proposal fails.

Senator Pat Dodson is a Yawuru man from Broome and Chair of Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs who represents the people of Western Australia.

Marija Taflaga is the Director of the ANU Centre for the Study of Australian Politics and a Lecturer at the ANU School of Politics and International Relations.

Mark Kenny is a Professor at the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times.

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This podcast is produced by The Australian National University.