“I don’t believe in the polls’ Senator Dodson told the press club. “I was in the opposition when Bill Shorten was the leader.”
Australians are being urged to ignore the opinion polls and cast a Yes vote on the Voice to ensure young Indigenous people gain hope for the future, with federal minister Pat Dodson warning that a No vote would offer nothing to the next generation.
Senator Patrick Dodson, Special Envoy for Reconciliation and the Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, during an address to the National Press Club of Australia via videolink from Broome, in Canberra on Wednesday 11 October 2023.“There’s absolutely nothing scary about that – there’s nothing to be fearful of,” he told the National Press Club.
But he also presented the vote as a fundamental decision on the nation’s future because of the danger of a No vote to reconciliation, saying Australia would have to “look in the mirror” after votes are counted on October 14 to consider what Australia stands for.“There’s only good to come out of this. There’s a vision to come out of this and there’s hope to come out of this,” he said.“So the truth of our integrity as a nation is what’s at stake here – the truth.
“So polls tell you lies, and don’t believe them. If you’re fearful about the confusion, vote Yes. Don’t vote No, because No takes you nowhere.”
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