Recent surveys show that support for the referendum has sharply declined over the past year, raising concerns of likely failure.
The October 14 vote will decide whether to finally recognise First Nations peoples in the constitution. Photo: AFP
But recent surveys indicate support for the referendum has plummeted over the past year and will likely fail. "I am disappointed that the way some people have engaged in the debate has stoked racial tensions and caused harm to First Nations peoples.""Racism should never be accepted as part of the exchange of ideas in public debate."
Indigenous-related racism reports have spiked since July, according to University of Technology Sydney criminology professor Chris Cunneen, who leads a project that documents such incidents. University of Queensland communications professor Timothy Graham examined thousands of Voice-related posts on X, formerly Twitter.
It showed her in a heated row with an elderly couple about a parcel of land over which Aboriginal people have"exclusive native title".
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