Voice To Parliament | Prof Cheryl Kickett - Tucker
Is this Australia's pivotal moment? In this episode, host David Karsten is joined by Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker to discuss the upcoming Australian referendum on recognising the First Nations people of Australia in the constitution and the potential establishment of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
- What is the proposed Voice to Parliament? [01:10]
- How Prof. Kickett-Tucker's community is feeling about the referendum [08:22]
- What would a ‘yes’ vote mean? [11:15]
- How would a ‘no’ vote impact how Australia is perceived? [18:21]
- Prof. Kickett-Tucker's community programs [20:49]
- Prof. Kickett-Tucker on her personal motivations and hopes for the future [33:15]
Learn more
Curtin’s Reconciliation Action Plan
Reconciliation Australia’s Information on the Voice to Parliament
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Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker AM
Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker AM is a Wadjuk Noongar Aboriginal from Western Australia. She is a Research Fellow at Curtin University and Project Director at Koya Aboriginal Corporation.
Her research interests include Aboriginal identity and self-esteem of Aboriginal children, including the development of culturally appropriate instruments for racial identity and self-esteem across the lifespan.
Prof. Kickett-Tucker's Curtin Staff Profile
Prof. Kickett-Tuckers's LinkedIn
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Behind the scenes
Host: David Karsten
Content creator: Zoe Taylor
Producer and Recordist: Alex Foot
Social Media: Amy Hosking
Executive Producers: Anita Shore
First Nations Acknowledgement
Curtin University acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which Curtin Perth is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation, and on Curtin Kalgoorlie, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields; and the First Nations peoples on all Curtin locations.
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