Voice Referendum: What is it and why is Australia having one?

Did you know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are not recognised in the Australian Constitution? The federal government has called a referendum for Australians to decide if they would like to amend the Constitution to include an Indigenous ‘Voice to Parliament’. So, what is a referendum, who is eligible to vote in Australia, and what would a Voice to Parliament do?

In wenigen Wochen findet das Referendum statt. Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE