In this episode of The Greener Way, we’re speaking with Jack Latimore. Jack is the Aboriginal affairs journalist at The Age. He is a Birpai man with family ties to Thungutti and Gumbaynggirr nations.

Later this year, Australian citizens will be asked to vote on in a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

The Vote on Voice is being widely debated and many institutions including key Australian business and investors have either publicly come out in favour of the vote, or are mulling whether to publicly take a stance.

Jack discusses discuss how he approaches covering this historic time for The Age, how he establishes sources within Indigenous communities and how people can better educate themselves as they consider how to vote later this year.

More information:

The Quarterly Essay – Megan Davis, Voice of Reason On Recognition and Renewal: Quarterly Essay 90 (https://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/)

Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and about Indigenous Peoples, Gregory Younging (https://www.amazon.com.au/Elements-Indigenous-Style-Writing-Peoples/dp/1550597167)

Truth-Telling: History, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement, Henry Reynolds https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/truth-telling/