Burney flags overhaul of referendum laws before Voice vote | LisaVisentin
But in a sign of the challenge ahead for Voice supporters, voters were divided on what the change could achieve, with 27 per cent saying it would deliver practical outcomes as well as symbolic recognition but 15 per cent saying it would be symbolic only and 17 per cent saying it would not achieve either symbolic or practical benefits.
Throwing forward to a post-referendum future, it depicts everyday Australians driving the momentum for change by talking with friends, family and colleagues, with Jamieson saying: “And that’s how we changed this country for the better.” As Burney will note in her speech, the youngest Australians to have last voted in a successful referendum will be 64 years of age next year.
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