Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed concerns over misinformation around the Voice and has urged Australians to read more into the proposal being put forward. “I would encourage people to have a look at what the question is there that you are voting on,” Mr Albanese said. There is less than two weeks to go until the Voice to Parliament referendum, and many Australians are heading to the polls for early voting from today. Early voting has opened for Victoria, the Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia. According to the latest Newspoll, support for the Voice has dropped with 36 per cent of ‘Yes’ voters and 56 per cent of ‘No’ voters.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed concerns over misinformation around the Voice and has urged Australians to read more into the proposal being put forward.
“I would encourage people to have a look at what the question is there that you are voting on,” Mr Albanese said. There is less than two weeks to go until the Voice to Parliament referendum, and many Australians are heading to the polls for early voting from today.According to the latest Newspoll, support for the Voice has dropped with 36 per cent of ‘Yes’ voters and 56 per cent of ‘No’ voters.
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Voice is an opportunity to listen to Indigenous communities and receive ‘better outcomes’Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Voice to Parliament is an opportunity to listen to Indigenous communities and “receive better outcomes”. Mr Albanese’s comments come as pre-polling for the Voice to Parliament referendum in certain states and territories begins. The Prime Minister said there referendum is a “clear question” before the Australian people and will bring “just two changes”. “The first is recognising finally first Australians in our nation’s founding document,” he said. “If not now when are we going to do it? “Secondly – the form of recognition that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people themselves have asked for – a gracious request to say that they want a non-binding advisory committee. “That’s all the Voice is – an opportunity to listen to Indigenous communities about matters that affect them. “Why? Because if you talk with people who are directly affected you get better outcomes. “That’s what this positive campaign is about.”
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