The prominent Indigenous leader says the referendum will be successful because Australians do not want reconciliation to fail.
by accusing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of betraying Australia and the nation’s chances of reconciling with its Indigenous peoples.
Pearson quoted former US first lady Michelle Obama’s famous statement “when they go low, we go high” and said the “yes” campaign would win by appealing to the “better angels of the Australian people”.“In the campaign going forward it will be Dutton and [One Nation leader Pauline] Hanson versus the good will of the Australian people,” he said.
, the document that called for a constitutionally enshrined body after years of conversations around Australia hosted by Indigenous communities.“Yesterday’s position was confused. It said we support constitutional recognition but not now. We support voices, but not a national voice… And the disingenuous nature of this response is summed up by talking about a Canberra Voice. This is anything but.”
“We said yes to constitutional recognition. We believe that’s important. We do believe that’s important.”
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