The referendum for 2023 in Australia was held on October 14, 2023, and it was about whether to alter the Constitution to recognize the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The proposed change to the Constitution would have added a new chapter, Chapter IX-Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, which would have included a new section 129, establishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The referendum question asked voters if they agreed to alter the 122-year-old constitution to recognize Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and create an Indigenous body called the Voice to Parliament that can provide advice to the government on Indigenous issues. The referendum was defeated, with a projected percentage of 55% voting against the proposed change.