In order to support an informed discussion about the Voice referendum and its aftermath, the Australian National University collected a detailed survey immediately following the referendum (the October 2023 Australian Constitutional Referendum Study (ACRS)/ANUpoll) from a broadly representative sample of over 4,000 adult Australians. This research report outlines the findings.

This research builds on three earlier phases of 'Foundations for belonging', published from 2020 to 2022. This report presents findings from exploratory research conducted in early 2023 focused on refugees’ understanding and engagement with First Nations issues and histories in Australia.

The Albanese Government’s proposal to hold a referendum to enshrine a Voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution has sparked intense domestic debate. This paper seeks to provide a perspective on the level of international interest in the referendum, and how the result of the vote may be interpreted by...

The Lowitja Institute fully supports the establishment of a constitutionally-enshrined federal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, as described in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, as well as full implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart (Uluru Statement): Voice, Treaty, Truth.

This report seeks to explain the decline in voter support for the Voice to Parliament in recent months. The authors' analysis of the polls shows that the fall-off in support for the Voice is mainly among non-graduate voters. In their view, the main explanation for this is that the Voice is seen by many voters...