AustLit

'Australia is in the midst of a debate around the role of Indigenous people in the legal document that underpins the nation-state of Australia’s governance system—the Australian Constitution. Everything You Need to Know About the Uluru Statement from the Heart (henceforth, Everything You Need to Know) is a timely and useful handbook to help the reader understand how we have arrived at this position, and what is at stake in the coming months and years. This book was authored by Professors Megan Davis and George Williams. Both authors are experienced constitutional lawyers and experts in Australian and international Indigenous rights and constitutional recognition. Professor Davis was also a member of the Prime Minister’s Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition for Indigenous Australians, and of the Referendum Council. This experience provides important context as the authors describe the processes that led to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.' (Introduction)