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A Liberal MP has made a last-ditch plea for voters to cast a ‘yes’ ballot in the voice referendum, saying Australians should lift up their eyes and see the challenges their Indigenous brothers and sisters face, writes AAP. Former shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser, who stood down from the frontbench to support the voice and oppose the Liberals’ ‘no’ stance, reflected on perceptions of the referendum debate as “divisive” during a lecture at the Australian Catholic University on Wednesday.
He called on Australians to consider difference as an integral part of democracy, and urged them to approach change with hope rather than fear. Mr Leeser said in the speech: I know there are great pressures on Australians. This is not an easy time with financial pressures, stagnant wages, and wars and conflict in the world. In such a time, the temptation is to say no more change.
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