Australians will vote in a referendum later this year that asks for a simple yes or no answer to a question about Indigenous people, but the journey the nation is taking to the ballot box is strewn with obstacles.
In October, voters will decide whether they support the enshrinement of an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution, the culmination of years of campaigning by Aboriginal groups for recognition in the nation’s “birth certificate”, as the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, calls it.
