Three hundred people packed into Armidale town hall to hear the yes campaigner, four months after New England hosted no campaign event
over the language used by one of the panellists, former Labor minister Gary Johns. There were no Indigenous speakers at the April event, whose panellists included local member Barnaby Joyce. Joyce’s electorate includes Armidale, but the university town skews more progressive.Photograph: Dave Robinson/The Guardian
The Armidale event on Anaiwan Country was organised by ANTaR Armidale and the Northern Tablelands Yes23 Campaign. Mayo delivered a simple message about unity, borne of his long-term membership of the maritime workers’ union and his desire for better outcomes in closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
“There was a big First Nations women’s conference ... they had the who’s who of Indigenous women joining us. Linda Burney, Rachel Perkins and over 900 women from all across Australia.
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