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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Ian Kirkwood

Sorry Day turnouts a strong community sign in support of Voice to Parliament

King Edward Park on Wednesday night. Picture by Max-Mason-Hubers

IF there is a sure sign that the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is something that most people can look beyond the objections raised by critics, it's the sheer number of people who took part in events marking yesterday, January 26, as a day to be sorry, rather than chest-thumpingly nationalistic.

Such outpourings of support were prominent around the nation. In Newcastle, King Edward Park buzzed to the sights and sounds of the second annual Ngarrama gathering on Wednesday night.

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