7 days ago
Where to now — transforming anger into action after the Voice referendum
In October 2023, Australians voted no to a Voice to Parliament for First Nations people.
In this panel from the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival, four speakers who saw the campaign up close discuss what went wrong, and even whether the whole endeavour was worth it. Ultimately they're all trying to answer the question, where do we go from here?
Speakers
Thomas Mayo
Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander, author, activist and 'yes' campaigner
Ben Abbatangelo
Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk journalist
Nardi Simpson
Yuwaalaraay artist, musician and author
Daniel Browning (host)
Bundjalung and Kullilli man, Professor of Indigenous Cultural and Creative Industries at University of Sydney and former ABC arts journalist
