The federal government will spend more than $10 million on boosting mental health support for First Nations people during the Voice campaign.
"Some of the things that are being said in this debate are hurtful," he said
Most of the money is for the Australian Electoral Commission to facilitate the referendum process, including $10 million to deliver Yes and No information pamphlets to every Australian household. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told ABC News Breakfast the federal government was aware of the “difficult impact” the campaign is having on Indigenous Australians.“We’re very conscious of the pressure which Indigenous Australians will be under.
The National Indigenous Australian Agency and the Museum of Australian Democracy will be given $12 million to create politically neutral educational materials about how to participate in the referendum.
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