{"id":1363,"date":"2023-10-12T09:03:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T23:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:54:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T02:24:00","slug":"vote-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2023\/10\/vote-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE YES! Communities for the Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Community groups like Hepatitis SA are coming forward to support the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and to say \u201cYes\u201d to the Voice to Parliament. They include national and local service organisations, ethnic and cultural associations, professional bodies and diverse faith-based groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major religious organisations were early supporters with a joint statement<\/a> released in May 2022. This gave impetus to the formation of the Multicultural Australia for the Voice<\/a>, an alliance with up to 178 organisations signed up to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These community service groups include SACOSS, Hepatitis Australia, NUAA, NACCHO, Diabetes Australia, Cancer Councils and faith-based charities The Salvation Army, Anglicare Australia, Baptist Care Australia, Catholic Social Services Australia, St Vincent de Paul Society and UnitingCare Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional bodies ranging from Law Societies, the College of General Practice, the College of Surgeons, the Nursing Federation and the Institute of Architects are also on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Among the many and varied reasons given, top on the list is improved outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This came through clearly in health services where organisations cited better health outcomes as a reason for supporting the Voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…tangible opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hepatitis Australia viewed it as \u201ccore business in Australia\u2019s efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis.\u201d The Cancer Council SA saw it as a reform that would align with their strategy and purpose to \u201creduce the rate and impact of cancer for all South Australians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) said, \u201cThe Voice to Parliament will help drive changes to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and address the inequity in our health system\u201d, and the Australian Medical Association (AMA) saw it as \u201ca tangible opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The National Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisation (NACCHO), pointed out, \u201cResearch clearly shows the links between constitutional recognition and improved health outcomes<\/a>\u201d citing as example, the successful management of COVID-19 in communities who were consulted with and listened to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The other common theme is that the Voice is a just and reasonable request. Some direct quotes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n