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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Shireen Morris

The no side in the voice referendum has misread the mood among migrants

Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley congratulates a new citizen at a citizenship ceremony in Sydney on January 26
Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley congratulates a new citizen at a citizenship ceremony in Sydney on January 26 Photograph: Roni Bintang/Getty Images

This week the no case against the voice referendum made a pitch to migrants and multicultural Australians. Their effort demonstrated little understanding of, or respect for, Australia’s diverse ethnic and cultural communities.

The attempt to pit migrant communities against Indigenous people, and confuse things with talk of a preamble, has achieved the opposite result: it has further galvanised and clarified the support of ethnic and cultural communities behind the referendum.

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