"We Had All the Good Songs!"

Reflections on Australia's Voice Referendum
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-80584-046-6
Verlag: Peter Lang Group AG

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 329 g

The Voice Referendum was a momentous event in Australian politics. It was a historical turning point, but one where history stubbornly refused to turn. In this book leading public intellectuals – both indigenous and non-indigenous – reflect of the change that never was. Why was the referendum lost? What does it mean for Australian perception of themselves? How will the wounds be healed?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Qvortrup, Matt

Pickering, Paul

Über Autor(innen)

Matt Qvortrup is a constitutional lawyer and an internationally recognized comparative political scientist with expertise on referendums. He is a Professor of political science at University of Notre Dame, and a Senior Research Fellow, in the Centre for European Studies, Australian National University. He was previously a journalist at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) based in Alice Springs.
Paul Pickering is founding Director of the Australian Studies Institute and a Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. During 2024 he was the Gale Fellow at the Centre for Digital Scholarship and the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford University, and in 2025 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Australian Historical Association.