Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) are areas of land and/or sea, managed by First Nations people for biodiversity conservation. There are currently 82 dedicated IPAs across approximately 87 million terrestrial hectares of Australia and 5 million hectares of sea.

Across the country this week, Australians will receive by post the official essays from the Yes and No campaigns ahead of this year’s Voice referendum. The 2000-word statements seek to persuade voters on why they should vote yes or no to the referendum question.

The AEC is required to distribute the Yes and No cases that have been prepared by parliamentarians in a pamphlet to Australian voters.

This video was created at last year’s Mannalargenna Day with interviews conducted with a range of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people about the upcoming referendum in October.

The Yes and No cases for the Indigenous Voice to parliament will be made public by the AEC this week. (Alex Ellinghausen)

Federal minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney speaks at the Voice to Parliament discussion at UTAS. Picture by Phillip Biggs