Premier of the crucial battleground state of South Australia says many voters are yet to engage with the voice to parliament referendum debate
heads into its final days, the South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, is remaining upbeat about the prospect about a yes vote.
The 1967 referendum, to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the census and allow the federal government to make laws for them , was also launched in Adelaide. Malinauskus tells Guardian Australia the campaign is still “winnable” , and says he’s had some success converting soft negatives.
Whichever way the referendum goes, the state voice will go ahead. Malinauskas says he has some concerns about confusion and low voter turnout at next year’s elections, but once it’s up and running “it will be an active, real life demonstration of how some of the false claims about the voice [can be] disproven”.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters“I think that will be powerful,” he says.
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