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The single letter that convinces many Australians to vote YES for Indigenous voice in Parliament: ‘sums it up beautifully’
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A Yes voter has argued there will be greater division in Australia if the referendum on the Indigenous voice in Parliament is unsuccessful.
Gillian Upton, from Balaclava in Melbourne’s south-east, recently wrote a letter to her local newspaper saying she feared “the biggest message” about The Voice was being lost.
Ms Upton explained that although many No voters had argued the advisory body would be divisive, she said First Nations Australians would feel much greater division if they felt their voices were not heard .
“If the nation wakes up from a ‘No’ vote and sinks into what we, the settlers who have been here for at most 10 generations, have said to the First Nations of Australia, who have had ties here for 2,600 generations,” she began.
“That: ‘No,’ we won’t hear you, we don’t want to listen to your advice on how to improve your life;
Gillian Upton, from Balaclava in Melbourne’s south-east, recently wrote a letter to her local newspaper saying she feared “the biggest message” about The Voice was being lost.
“No”, we will not even see you, you will not be recognized in the constitution; “No,” we reject your long-standing efforts for constitutional recognition and decline your sincere invitation to “walk with us…for a better future.”
”No,” we don’t want that, neither for you nor for us.’
Ms Upton said it would create much more division.
“Not all ‘no’ voters would intend to send such a brutal and ugly message to First Nations people, but all ‘no’ voters must understand that this will be the true meaning and impact of their vote,” she said.
Her letter was widely shared on social media by other Yes voters, with many applauding Ms Upton’s argument.
Polls across the board give No a comfortable lead – the latest Redbridge poll shows just 35 percent of respondents voting Yes, while Essential has Yes at 43 percent (pictured, Anthony Albanese campaigning Yes)
“The no vote is what really divides. Please, Australia, let’s not wake up to this shameful position,” one said.
“That sums it up beautifully. I’m afraid of the country we’ll realize we live in on Sunday,” said another.
Polls across the board give No a comfortable lead: the latest Redbridge poll shows just 35 percent of respondents voting yes, while Essential has the yes vote at 43 percent.
Australians should know by Saturday evening whether the referendum was successful.