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Divide and rue

The Voice will split many of our nation’s families by race

10 June 2023

9:00 AM

10 June 2023

9:00 AM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a No vote in the Voice referendum would divide the nation.

How, precisely, is unexplained. But in fact, it’s the other way round. And the prospect alarms a great number of those whom the Voice is allegedly designed to benefit.

They would be those Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) individuals who are partnered with a non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait person, and they make up the overwhelming majority of ATSI households across Australia.

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