Please join us to hear from the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP at the 2023 Higinbotham Lecture at the Capitol Theatre on 27 September 2023, where he will talk about 'The Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament'.
On 23 March 2023, the Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, announced the constitutional amendment and question, which will be put to all Australians at a referendum that will be held later this year.
In the referendum, all Australians will be asked whether to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
Please join us to hear from the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP at the 2023 Higinbotham Lecture at the Capitol Theatre on 27 September 2023, where he will talk about 'The Referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament'.
Date: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Time: 6.15pm arrival for 6.30pm start – 8.00pm
Venue: The Capitol Theatre, 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
RSVP: By Wednesday 20 September 2023
The annual Higinbotham lecture is one of RMIT’s most prestigious events and celebrates the legacy of Victorian politician and Chief Justice, George Higinbotham, exploring topical legal issues and the interaction between law and society.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.
