Anthony Albanese says the government will 'respect the outcome of the referendum' if the Voice vote fails next weekend.
Australians will decide on enshrining an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the constitution on October 14
Legislating a Voice to Parliament would mean a future government of the day could abolish the body. Enshrining it in the constitution, which can only be achieved by a referendum, means the body is permanent. It would require another referendum to abolish it. "All of that social capital, that investment of their heart and soul ripped away so many times and that is what this referendum is about. It is about listening."
"Whether a country that looks for hope and optimism and for the future or whether we shrink in on ourselves."The Coalition has been campaigning against the Voice to Parliament.
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