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For the next few months Australians didn’t hear much about the Voice, but by November the unofficial No campaign leapt out of the gate. It brought in around 70,000 volunteers and millions in philanthropic funding and donations but when Yes23 launched, polls showed support for the Voice was declining.She grew increasingly concerned that Yes23 was slow to launch.
LARISSA BALDWIN-ROBERTS: We're a big movement. We have a lot of technical skill. There's a lot of money in that campaign. You could have brought them into the campaign.BRIDGET BRENNAN: But GetUp and Yes23 ultimately could not agree on strategy and ran separate campaigns. MICK GOODA: I was approached by people from the right who said, look, if we can compromise on the question, there might be an opportunity to have another crack at getting Dutton and Littleproud back onside.
BRIDGET BRENNAN: Mick Gooda was one of several Aboriginal leaders who was dismayed that the government chose not to put out draft legislation on the Voice design. THOMAS MAYO: It was expected that we would have a robust campaign. The disinformation was not just about being dishonest to the Australian people to confuse them and to cause fear, but it was also about intimidation.
BRIDGET BRENNAN: In the final weeks before the vote, First Nations communities did all they could to rally for Yes. PAT TURNER, COALITION OF PEAKS: I think that the government needs to show its confidence in Aboriginal Australia and the efforts that we've made, especially in closing the gap now. BRIDGET BRENNAN: The Government has told 7.30 its efforts towards closing the gap have continued consistently throughout the campaign.
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