MARK DREYFUS MP

On 12 December 2022, the murders of Queensland Police Constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold and the brave neighbour who came to their aid Alan Dare shocked and saddened the nation.

In the wake of this shocking tragedy the Prime Minister and state and territory leaders united in endorsing a critical measure that will help protect our police from a repeat of Wieambilla – a National Firearms Register.

Last week, full agreement on the National Firearms Register was reached.

The murders of Constable Matthew Arnold, Constable Rachel McCrow and the courageous Alan Dare were one of the most shocking, calculated and violent attacks on Australian police officers in living memory.

We must never accept that police attending a property or a neighbour coming to offer help will be met with such violence, such brutality.

Families deserve a family law system that is simple, accessible and that puts children at the heart of every outcome.

After years of failed programs and policies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have told us that they are not seeking a purely symbolic form of constitutional recognition. Symbolic language will not do anything to turn things around – what is needed is a practical form of constitutional recognition.

Voting Yes is a simple but powerful act we can all do to close the gap, make a practical difference, and make this country better for all of us.

Voting Yes is a simple but powerful act we can all do to close the gap, make a practical difference, and make this country better for all of us.

After years of failed programs and policies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are not seeking a purely symbolic form of constitutional recognition. Symbolic language will not do anything to turn things around. What is needed is a practical form of constitutional recognition.

What is needed is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

Voting Yes is a simple but powerful act we can all do to help close the gap in health, in housing, in education, in every area where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders don’t enjoy the same quality of life as every other Australian.

The Voice can do no harm – only good for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and for the country more broadly.

The No campaign is offering no solutions to the problems affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which successive governments have tried but failed to address with the best of intentions.

The only thing the No campaign is offering is more of the same. They want nothing to change, when we know more of the same is not good enough.

The Voice can do no harm – only good for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and for the country more broadly.

We cannot risk more of the same. But more of the same is all the No campaign has to offer.

The Voice can do no harm – only good for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and for the country more broadly.