/ 10 October 2023

Aussies flock to pre-poll centres for Voice vote

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Yothu Yindi Foundation Chair Galarrwuy Yunupingu the Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Friday, July 29, 2022. The push to get an Indigenous voice in federal parliament is expected to be a key theme at this weekend’s Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land. (AAP Image/Aaron Bunch) NO ARCHIVING
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Yothu Yindi Foundation Chair Galarrwuy Yunupingu the Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Friday, July 29, 2022. The push to get an Indigenous voice in federal parliament is expected to be a key theme at this weekend’s Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land. (AAP Image/Aaron Bunch) NO ARCHIVING

The Electoral Commission’s latest figures are in – 2.3 million Aussies have already voted in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, and another 2 million have applied for postal votes. And the pollsters have been hard at work, with the latest round of surveys showing the ‘No’ vote sitting well ahead. Something else that’s of concern to the Albanese Government is that a Newspoll survey shows support for the Voice has dropped among 18-34yos – that’s a problem because support from young voters is essential if the ‘Yes’ campaign is to have a chance at success. Leading ‘No’ campaigner Jacinta Nampijinpa Price reckons the slide is down to “a hell of a lot of Australians who are sick of seeing the ideological push”. Despite that, PM Anthony Albanese says “it’s only done when people cast their ballots”. Four more sleeps to go…

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