Indigenous leader Noel Pearson has sought to rally people behind the push for constitutional change, labelling the referendum as “the ultimate State of Origin”.
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson has called on his fellow Queenslanders to support the Yes case being put before them, noting the precedent of Eddie Mabo creating history from the state.authorising a referendum
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson called on Queenslanders to remember the spirt for change that Queenslander Eddie Mabo encouraged. Mabo’s grandson was in the room to listen.Pearson, a lawyer who founded the Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership, told a lunch in Brisbane “whitefellas have got to take responsibility for this”.
“To alter the constitution to recognise First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.” the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
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