Attitudes on the Indigenous voice are as polarised as the classic internet argument; the longer you look at it, the more your existing sense of reality is reinforced
has become Australia’s very own dress on the internet, a proposition that elicits not just polarised reactions, but a sense that the longer you look at it the more your existing view of reality is reinforced.
For people who enter seeking reassurance that this will make a meaningful contribution to reconciliation, the voice is seen as a golden opportunity to move forward as a nation and address the consequences of our history. These numbers show the bulk of voters still in play are young and female, groups that are in the main already leaning yes. In contrast, for older men, the die appears to have been cast.
The value of the John Farnham advertisement released by Uluru Dialogue over the weekend is not that it brings any new facts to the table, but that it provides a soundtrack of positivity that could unlock these uncommitted voters’ better angels. For the yes campaign it’s foundational. At Town Hall meetings it is read out loud and participants reflect on it as an entry point to the discussion. It’s been translated and distributed through communities across the nation and is currently being adapted for people with an intellectual disability.
This reflects the broader campaign atmospherics. One side asks people to slow down, reflect and show empathy; the other fills the void with so much noise that this is not a viable option.
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