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Keira Jenkins

Aboriginal family alleges racism on referendum day

Murray Benton says the treatment of his family at the vote on the Voice was racist and unacceptable. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Two years have passed since ballots were cast in the 2023 voice referendum, but for one Aboriginal family their experiences on voting day have had a lasting impact.

Murray Benton, alongside his mother and brother filed a racial discrimination claim in the Federal Court against the Australian Electoral Commission in May, alleging they were accused of theft and threatened with police involvement during the voice referendum voting process in 2023.

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