‘We speak the languages of our community’: the volunteers connecting Indian Australians to the voice debate

Nishadh Rego, an organiser behind 'Desis for Yes' to a voice to parliament, says community meetings have helped people understand the referendum. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

As the voice referendum date approached, Khushaal Vyas and Nishadh Rego suspected that their community might not be reached by any of the voice campaigns.

They also knew multicultural communities, in Sydney and elsewhere – including the increasingly influential Indian Australian community – could be decisive in the vote.