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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler

Indigenous voice referendum pamphlet: what is it and who gets to write it?

Aboriginal flag against a blue sky
Every home in Australia will be sent a brochure on the voice referendum – but questions on who will be writing the pamphlet are proving difficult. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Every home in Australia will be sent a lengthy paper brochure before the referendum containing two 2,000-word essays outlining the cases for and against the proposed Indigenous voice.

But as Australia prepares for its first referendum in a quarter of a century, several arcane quirks surrounding the official pamphlet are coming to light – and are causing headaches for federal politicians who want the chance to write an essay mailed to every household in the nation.

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