Record numbers of Australians enrol for Indigenous referendum recognition

SYDNEY: A record number of Australians have enrolled to vote next month in a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constituti...

A depiction of the Australian Aboriginal Flag is seen on a window sill at the home of indigenous Muruwari elder Rita Wright, a member of the “Stolen Generations”, in Sydney, Australia, January 19, 2021.. REUTERSPIX: A record number of Australians have enrolled to vote next month in a referendum to recognise the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution, according to the election commission.

A record 97.7% of eligible Australians have enrolled to vote in the referendum, the Australian Election Commission said in a statement late on Thursday. “In terms of First Nations enrolment, this sits at 94.1% and is the highest it has ever been,” he added.

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