It was fitting that our National Road Show launch in Hobart was held during NAIDOC Week, a week celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

It is with great pride that I have been able to speak on behalf of Women in Super at these and subsequent events, representing an organisation that has resolved to accept the generous invitation that was offered to all Australians in the Uluru Statement of the Heart – an opportunity to walk together for a better future.

Women in Super is an organisation whose purpose is to tackle glaring inequality – the super gender gap. Our purpose and the values that underpin the work that we do mean that the answer was clear when it came to the question of whether we would support a movement to deal with the most significant inequality that exists in Australia today. We also know that the inequality in retirement outcomes for women is even more pronounced for First Nations women.

Women in Super supports a Yes vote in the forthcoming referendum for constitutional recognition of First Nations people through a Voice to Parliament. A yes result in the Voice referendum will set Australia on a fairer path for First Nations people, and begin the journey outlined in the Uluru statement to heal the soul of our nation.

We know that there are many Australians who have not yet decided what their vote will be in this defining moment for Australia, and there will be members reading this who will be in that position. Our National Road Show events are an opportunity for our members and guests to engage with the Voice referendum and hear perspectives on the Voice from First Nations women from many different places, professions, and organisations.

We encourage you to embrace this opportunity to attend one of the events, to engage in a respectful discussion while asking the questions you seek answers to as you come to your decision on what to do at this significant point in our collective history.