Referendum 2023: what am I voting Yes to?

I am voting yes to the single referendum question as it appears on the ballot paper as follows:

“To alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Abooriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.”

If you have serious questions about how the voice would work and are prepared for a short read, here is the official government link explaining all of this.  https://voice.gov.au/resources/indigenous-voice-co-design-process-final-report

In a nutshell, it means that the Voice would be comprised of elected First Nations peoples acting in an advisory capacity only, on issues that directly affect Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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