New polling shows 80 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians support a Voice enshrined in the Constitution.
A day after tens of thousands attended, polling shows 80 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians support a Voice enshrined in the constitution, despite opposition from politicians, including Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe of the Greens and Northern Territory Country Liberal Party senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.
Conducted from January 20 to 24, the poll surveyed 300 people and the results had a margin of error of 6 percentage points. They were weighted to reflect the demographics of the Indigenous population. “We deserve better. We have to be rid of racism and heal this country and bring everyone together through a sovereign treaty,” she said.“We deserve better than an advisory body. They could put 10 independent black states in the Senate today.The comments highlight a difficult political reality for the Greens – the party supports the full implementation of the Uluru Statement.
“It’s not a radical proposition,” he said. “I’m not surprised that some radicals are opposed to it. Because this is a mainstream proposition.“This is a modest and gracious request for reconciliation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.”
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