Even some of Australia’s most progressive companies have been wary of endorsing the Voice as No campaigners seek to portray them as “elites”.
Australia’s technology leaders, led by the co-founders of graphic design software Canva, are supporting the faltering Yes campaign in the final weeks before the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament.
No campaign chief and Country Liberal Party senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price claimed last month that large companies supporting the Voice were actually aiding the No campaign.“All these companies have demonstrated is your weak virtue signalling, an easy way to tick a box and ostracise a number of your employees,” Senator Price said.following resources giants such as Woodside, large banks and the beleaguered Qantas.
Signatories to the open letter released by Canva include all three of its co-founders, two of Australia’s most influential venture capitalists in Blackbird’s Rick Baker and Square Peg’s Paul Bassat, and the founder of travel site Wotif turned philanthropist Graeme Wood among a host of others.Canva co-founders Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams and Melanie Perkins have signed an open letter supporting the Voice.
The Tech Council of Australia, which has more than 160 members including Telstra, Microsoft, Google and Seek, also supports the Voice.
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