Every year, we recognize the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence advocacy campaign that occurs in the holiday season, to remind us that during a time of family and celebration, there is also tragedy. That worldwide, of 736 million women, nearly one in three are affected by violence in their lives.

Every year on September 21st, we observe the International Day of Peace. This is a day when we reflect on whether there have been measurable advancements in Sustainable Development Goal 16, specifically our efforts to promote peaceful, just, and inclusive societies.

The positive outcome of the 1967 referendum righted longstanding historical wrongs to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in official counts of the Australian population. The 2023 referendum provides the opportunity to build on this by seeking to constitutionally enshrine the