Anthony Albanese has pleaded with the thousands of undecided voters to drown out the “absurd” conspiracy theories and vote Yes, as Australians begin to vote in the Voice to parliament referendum.
The Prime Minister, insistent that a Yes vote will prevail on October 14 despite polls pointing towards a defeat, says he is confident Australians will look at the question before them and accept the “very modest request”.
Mr Albanese said he was hopeful that undecided and “soft no” voters could tune out the “full sweep of misinformation”, citing examples of claims made regarding the Reserve Bank, private land ownership, and the United Nations. “If Australia votes yes, it will show respect for the First Australians, but it will do something else as well. We’ll feel better about ourselves as a nation.”
Mr Albanese had earlier said the consequences of a No vote would be “more of the same” and Australia “can do better”.
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