From the high of Anthony Albanese’s election night victory speech to the lows of toxic politics and disinformation, these moments shaped Australia’s referendum choice.
By Saturday night, more than 17 million people are expected to have cast a ballot on the Indigenous Voice to parliament, ending a landmark referendum campaign and a months-long debate about how Australia sees the question of Indigenous reconciliation in 2023.
Major polls put support for the Voice at more than 60 per cent. Win or lose on Saturday, the Voice will be remembered as a key feature of Albanese’s first term in power.“Do you support an alteration to the constitution that establishes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice?”Nationals leader David Littleproud and senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price announce the party’s stance on the Voice on November 28.
A leading critic of the proposed Indigenous consultative body, Senator Thorpe had been pushing for other elements of the Uluru Statement from the Heart to be implemented first,Albanese releases a revised referendum proposal A co-architect of the Ulruru Statement, Pearson describes voting Yes as the single-best opportunity to “complete Australia”.
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