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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lorena Allam

Australia Day, link roads and tax policy: the voice debate can only get better outside parliament

Shadow attorney general, Michaelia Cash, during debate on the voice to parliament in the Senate
Shadow attorney general, Michaelia Cash, this week asked Indigenous Australians minister Linda Burney numerous questions about the Indigenous voice to parliament. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AP

Assuming we go to the polls in mid-October to decide yes or no to enshrining an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution, there are about 16 weeks of campaigning ahead.

Sixteen weeks of opinions, debate, discussion, misleading commentary and ridiculous memes to go. And, possibly a culture war or two. In the middle, 881,600 (approximately) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose lives have once again become a very public political football.

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