One of the leading advocates for the Yes campaign in the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum has revealed her concerns if it fails, explaining why she thinks Australians should vote in its favour.
Marcia Langton, who chaired the senior advisory group of the Voice Co-design project, addressed the National Press Club on Wednesday afternoon as she moved to sway the minds of Australians who may be considered"soft no’s" for the referendum.
Professor Marcia Langton has urged Australians to vote Yes so Indigenous Australians can"thrive". Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman “A Yes vote that delivers recognition through a Voice and all the hope and healing it represents – by adopting the Uluru Statement from the Heart’s invitation for us all to walk together in a movement of the Australian people for a better future. Or – a No vote, which binds us more closely, all of us, to a broken status quo. Another turn of the cycle of poverty and disadvantage and disempowerment.
“That gap is not closing fast enough, lives are at stake. A majority Yes vote is important for our children and future generations,” Ms Langton said.
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