S48: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Tom Calma

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Authors: Professor Tom Calma & Tom Brideson

Year: 2023

Event: 2023 The MHS conference - Adelaide

Subject: The Voice – towards greater social and emotional wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and for the nation

Type of resource: Video

Abstract: From the Uluru Statement from the Heart to the referendum to enshrine the Voice into the Australian constitution. It has been a long journey so far, but if the nation votes yes to the constitutional amendment on the Voice, the real journey of reconciliation and a brighter future begins.

Tom Calma will take us on the journey so far and will lead us towards an understanding of where the path will lead us into the future. The social and emotional wellbeing of Australia’s First Peoples is at stake and the impacts will resonate for all Australians and especially for our children who will ask why? “Why did it take so long” or “Why didn’t we …...”

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