Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pay an emotional tribute to the late Yunupingu while declaring the importance of Voice advocates sticking to the courage of their convictions, when he addresses the Garma festival on Saturday.
Indigenous people from around the country are attending the annual cultural festival in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, where much attention will be on the Voice. Originally it was expected Albanese would announce the date for the referendum vote while there but he said recently that announcement is still some time away, because he wants a relatively short campaign.
In his speech, released ahead of delivery, the Prime Minister says it is hard to imagine Garma without Yunupingu, who was a strong advocate for the Voice.
