Polling has closed in half of Australia’s states in the country's first referendum in a generation, deciding whether to tackle Indigenous disadvantages by enshrining in the constitution a new advocacy committee.
Frustrated father of Ribault Middle School student wants answers after he says bus didn’t show up twice this weekA man, right, waits as a woman drops her ballot into a box a polling place in Redfern as Australians cast their final votes in Sydney, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in their first referendum in a generation that aims to tackle Indigenous disadvantage by enshrining in the constitution a new advocacy committee.
“We’ve always had a voice. You’re just not listening,” she said, referring to the wider Australian population. The Voice would be a committee comprised of and chosen by Indigenous Australians that would advise the Parliament and government on issues that affect the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority.
To pass, a majority of Australians must vote"yes", plus a majority in at least four of the six states.
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