Anglican responses
to the Voice Referendum
From the Anglican Board of Mission www.abmission.org
Anglian Church engagement with the proposed referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
The Australian Government has announced that later this year a referendum will be held to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
Here are some of the ways that the Anglican Church around Australia is engaging with the referendum. You can also find more information on the Anglican Church of Australia website.
Anglican Church of Australia Public Affairs Commission
Joint submission with NATSIAC to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum.
Anglican Church National Bishops’ Meeting
A statement from the March 2023 National Bishops’ Meeting.
Anglican Church General Synod Standing Committee
A statement on The Voice to Parliament made by the Standing Committee of General Synod.
Image: Uluru Statement From The Heart
A Voice in the Wilderness
An 8-part study designed to help the church listen to the Statement from the Heart and to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christians. It was written by ABM’s Reconciliation Coordinator, Celia Kemp, with art by the Rev Glenn Loughrey and an Appendix by Dr Carolyn Tan.
