The academic urged Australians to understand the implications of a no vote on the Indigenous voice to parliament, her voice cracking as she appealed to the media to refrain from taking part in the 'pile-ons' directed at those campaigning for a yes vote
Speaking at the National Press Club, Marcia Langton urges Australians to consider the implications of a no vote in the upcoming referendum on the Indigenous voice to parliament, saying that there will not be another opportunity 'around the corner'.
Langton says there are two options: a yes vote 'that delivers recognition' and 'the hope and healing it represents', and a no vote that will deliver another 'turn of the cycle of poverty and disadvantage' and render previous advocacy 'ineffectual'
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