The writs have now been issued for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, locking in the vote for Saturday, October 14. Here is how to vote early if you cannot get to a polling place on the day.
The referendum to decide on Australia's Indigenous Voice to Parliament is now locked in.
"If the government is serious here in the next five to six weeks they actually need to need to tell us what their plans really are they've been hiding the details because they fear that the more of those details that give to the Australian people the stronger they will be in saying no.""It's a way of saving money and getting better results. This idea came from Aboriginal people, well over 80% of them support it.
"The Yes campaign has some enormous advantages. They have the support of the Federal government, every single state and territory government in this country, and the vast majority of our largest listed public companies, and many significant and influential backers in the media. They have tens of millions of dollars of advantages in terms of fundraising and financing. We know that is going to have an impact on the campaign.
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