Media Release

Voice to Parliament – ASFA Statement

Published 31 May, 2023

Published 31 May, 2023

31 May 2023

Voice to Parliament – ASFA Statement

In May 2017, over 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates gathered at Uluru and placed their signatures on an historic statement addressed to the nation.

This statement was the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The Statement invites the Australian people to create a better future through the proposal of key reforms.

One of these reforms is a call for the establishment of a First Nations Voice, to be enshrined in the Australian Constitution (Voice). A historic referendum to enact this call for a Voice to Parliament is planned between October and December 2023.

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) encourages members of the superannuation community to engage with and inform themselves about the forthcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament.

In the context of superannuation, it is important to note that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women have significantly lower rates of superannuation and lower average and median balances than the overall Australian population.

There are many sources of information with respect to the Voice to Parliament that we recommend members of the superannuation community access and consider these carefully.

For further information, please contact:
Jacqui Maddock, 0451 949 300.

About ASFA
ASFA is the peak policy, research and advocacy body for Australia’s superannuation industry. It is a not-for-profit, sector-neutral, and non-party political, national organisation. ASFA’s mission is to continuously improve the superannuation system, so all Australians can enjoy a comfortable and dignified retirement.

Acknowledgement of Country

We want to respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of these lands, seas, and waters throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders both past and present. We acknowledge the history, the resilience and the continual contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of their Country.

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Daniel Mulino MP

Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services

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Born in Brindisi, Italy, Daniel was a young child when he moved with his family to Australia. He grew up in Canberra and completed his first degrees – arts and law – at the ANU. He then completed a Master of Economics (University of Sydney) and a PhD in economics from Yale.

He lectured at Monash University, was an economic adviser in the Gillard government and was a Victorian MP from 2014 to 2018. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer of Victoria, Daniel helped deliver major infrastructure projects and developed innovative financing structures for community projects.

In 2018 he was preselected for the new federal seat of Fraser and became its first MP at the 2019 election, re-elected in 2022 and 2025. From 2022 to 2025, Daniel was chair of the House of Representatives’ Standing Economics Committee in which he chaired inquiries; economic dynamism, competition and business formation and insurers’ responses to 2022 major floods claims.

In 2025, he became the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services.

In August 2022, Daniel published ‘Safety Net: The Future of Welfare in Australia’, which aims to explore the ways in which an insurance approach can improve the effectiveness of government service delivery.