Australia Paves Way for Indigenous Rights Referendum
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Opinion polls showed majority support for the so-called "Vote for Parliament" but support slipped as the debate became increasingly acrimonious. Senators who supported the bill applauded and cheered as the final numbers were read out in the chamber.Â
"This is a very simple request, for us to be recognized in the constitution," Malarndirri McCarthy, an Indigenous woman and senator from the ruling Labor Party said.Â
"The majority of Indigenous people want this to happen,"
Opposition leader Peter Dutton, who is from the Liberal Party, called on people to vote "no" on the referendum, saying a "yes" vote would divide the country along racial lines.Â
"It will have an Orwellian effect where all Australians are equal, but some Australians are 'more equal' than others," he said earlier this year.
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