*** This post was updated on 10, 11 and 13 October ***
At least 224 health and medical organisations are supporting a Yes vote in the referendum to establish a constitutionally enshrined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament and the executive.
That’s according to this list compiled by Croakey, which we acknowledge is likely to be incomplete – please let us know of any organisations to add. We have already updated this list three times.
As health workers rally in Adelaide today to support a Yes vote, Croakey’s portal on the Voice, compiling articles, resources and recommended reading and viewing, has been updated.
Below are the latest additions.
Statements of support
The National Health Leadership Forum, a peak body representing the views of 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations working in health and wellbeing
Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia
Joint statement by more than 120 health and medical groups supporting the Voice
Joint statement by 53 health organisations in Victoria supporting the Voice
Doctors for Yes – statement by more than 1,500 doctors
Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
Statement by Donna Burns, CEO, Australian Indigenous Doctors Association: Why I’m voting YES: Debunking the misinformation on the Voice to Parliament
People with Disability Australia
Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes
Recommended reading
ABC: Dr Louis Peachey was one of Australia’s first Indigenous doctors...
Editorial in The Lancet Global Health: Voting for a Voice
The Lancet Global Health: Enshrining a First Nations Voice to Australian Parliament will advance global health equity – article with multiple authors
The Guardian: Birthing on country success stories prove how important it is for Aboriginal mothers to have a voice. By Adj Professor Janine Mohamed
A Lowitja Institute report: Better Outcomes and Value for Money with a Seat at the Table: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
Article in The Lancet: Racism and the 2023 Australian constitutional referendum. By Professor Ian Anderson, Professor Yin Paradies, Professor Marcia Langton, Professor Ray Lovett, Professor Tom Calma
Article in Emergency Medicine Australasia: A voice for Indigenous people: A clear and welcome path to self-determination and reconciliation. By Dr Glenn Harrison
Contemporary Nurse journal: From vox nullius to the vote for a voice. By Dr Tamara Power, Professor Lynore Geia, Professor Odette Best, Professor Juanita Sherwood, Louise Sheehy
Meanjin: Vote Yes Because No Means No. By Claire G. Coleman
Quarterly Essay. Sana Nakata & Daniel Bray
Recommended viewing
Watch Noel Pearson at the National Press Club
QCOSS webinar: Ask us anything: Voice to Parliament
Environment Victoria webinar: The environment movement and the Voice
Croakey webinar, 9 October
Croakey webinar, 25 September
Note the number on the feature image and list were updated after initial publication
See Croakey’s portal on the Voice, compiling articles, resources and statements
