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Early voting begins in Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been pushing for Australia to vote 'yes' [File: Roy Vandervegt/AAP Image via AP]

Early voting has begun in parts of Australia for a landmark referendum on creating an Indigenous body that can advise Parliament on matters affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

People eligible for early voting in the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia will be able to cast their ballots from Monday, while voters in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory will be able to do so from Tuesday.

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