Australia to hold historic Indigenous vote on October 14

Australia to hold historic Indigenous vote on October 14
Prime minister Anthony Albanese. (Image: Getty)
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(Bloomberg) -- Australia will hold a national referendum in October to decide whether to incorporate into its constitution an advisory body to the parliament on matters affecting the nation’s Indigenous people.Prime minister Anthony Albanese set Oct 14 as the date of the vote at an event in Adelaide on Wednesday, which doubled as the launch of the “Yes” campaign to include a “Voice to Parliament” in the constitution. Albanese has made the Voice a major focus of his first term in office, investing a significant...

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