The campaign for an Indigenous Voice to parliament is firing up with thousands of supporters marching in rallies across the country.
An estimated 200,000 Australians joined Yes campaign marches across the country on Sunday in major metropolitan cities and regional towns four weeks out from the vote on October 14.Thousands marched from the State Library of Victoria to Federation Square in support of the Yes vote.
Labor federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, Greens Senator Sara Hanson-Young, NSW Liberal Jacqui Munro and City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore all made speeches in Sydney to support the Walk for Yes.We love justice, and we love one another. Let's show that love and decency to the world on October 14 and vote Yes."Thousands marched in Melbourne.
In a split with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Mundine on Sunday backed treaties between Indigenous Australians and governments, as well as changing the date of Australia Day.
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