“The Voice”: The “No” Case

The Western Australian Legal Theory Association (WALTA), in partnership with The Civilisationists, invite you to this important seminar and social event:

“The Voice”

THE “NO” CASE

Speakers:

Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO (President, The Voice NO Committee)

Emeritus Professor Gabriel A. Moens AM

Luca Proietti Formaggio (Generation Liberty Co-ordinator, UWA)

WHERE

Belmont RSL Hall, 22 Leake St, Belmont, WA 6104, Australia

WHEN

Monday 20 February 2023 at 6:30pm

Australians of Aboriginal heritage have the right to freely embrace, practise and celebrate their culture without endless governmental interference.

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison was the first to propose the creation of the “First Nations Voice” – a standing consultative body to advise the government on laws and policies arguably affecting Aboriginal community but, potentially, the nation as a whole.

The current Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is also fully committed to the “First Nations Voice”.

We should therefore expect the entire Australian establishment to spend millions in an “education” propaganda to convince Australians of the supposed benefits of “The Voice”.

To provide a fair and balanced perspective, so that the general public is able to make a conscious decision on this matter, this important event will explore the “NO Voice” case, what it really means and what the Constitution says about it.

Our WALTA President, Professor Augusto Zimmermann, will introduce Professor Moens as one of the speakers.

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For any questions, contact Civilisationists1@gmail.com or text 0447 036 109

About the Speakers:

Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO is an Australian Aboriginal leader and politician. A member of the Bundjalung people, Mundine was the ninth of eleven children of a family consisting of eight boys and three girls. Through his mother, he is also a descendant of the Gumbaynggirr and Yuin peoples. Mundine first worked as the CEO of the New South Wales Native Titles Service. In 1995, he began his foray into politics as an independent candidate for the City of Dubbo council in central-west New South Wales. Mundine was the first Aboriginal person to serve on the body, and later became deputy mayor of Dubbo.  He was late the National President of the Australian Labor Party, but quit the party in 2012. Mundine was appointed chairman of the Coalition government’s Indigenous Advisory Council by then-prime minister, Tony Abbott.

Gabriël A. Moens AM is Emeritus Professor of Law, The University of Queensland. He served as Pro Vice Chancellor, Dean and Professor of Law, Murdoch University. He also served as Head, Graduate School of Law, The University of Notre Dame Australia; Garrick Professor of Law, The University of Queensland; and Professor of Law, Curtin University. In 1999, Professor Moens received the Australian Award for University Teaching in Law and Legal Studies. In 2003, the Prime Minister of Australia awarded him the Australian Centenary Medal for services to education. He was named the “International Alumnus of the Year” by the Pritzker Law School of Northwestern University, Chicago in 2019. In June 2019 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to the law and higher education. Professor Moens is a Membre Titulaire, International Academy of Comparative Law, Paris; a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (WA); a Fellow of the College of Law; a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law; and a Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration. He is author/co-author/editor/co-editor of numerous academic articles and books, including The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia Annotated (9th ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2016); Jurisprudence of Liberty (2nd ed, LexisNexis, 2011); and Foundations of the Australian Legal System: History, Theory and Practice (LexisNexis, 2023, forthcoming).

Luca Proietti Formaggio is Generation Liberty Co-ordinator (UWA) and a Mannkal alumnus.