Leading Voice architect Noel Pearson is pushing for a fundamental shift in how the Voice to parliament referendum is being presented, warning the Yes movement lacks a clear message and has been snookered by deceptive arguments of its opponents.
Leading Voice architect Noel Pearson is pushing for a fundamental shift in how the Voice to parliament referendum is being presented, warning theIn a significant intervention months out from a
“I think that message has got to be even more prominent than the Voice. The Voice is just the means; the core of the reform is recognition,” he said in an interview, “and our argument is that the Voice is the best means.” “It’s a lack of clarity that is obviously working against us,” he said. “That is something we have to get over.”
The Senate will begin debating the bill to set up the referendum this week. After this final stage of the political process – which has coincided with a substantial drop in public polling support for the Voice – Pearson and the Yes movement hope to sharpen its communication and build its on-the-ground infrastructure.
By painting Yes figures as divisive and driven by race-based interests, Pearson said, his allies were wary of engaging in debates on these topics lest they went some way to proving the original charge. In a boost to Voice supporters, the Yes campaign will announce on Monday that more than 500 community organisations – including environmental groups, faith and multicultural organisations, land councils, businesses, universities, sporting clubs and unions – had pledged support for the Voice.
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