Three hundred people packed into Armidale town hall to hear the yes campaigner, four months after New England hosted no campaign event
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Addressing a capacity crowd at Armidale town hall in the New South Wales New England region, Indigenous voice to parliament campaigner Thomas Mayo says the referendum in October is about “saying yes or no to the principle of recognition and listening to Indigenous people”.
“We need a voice,” he said. “We make vast improvements when we have the ability to come together and offer the solutions in a clear and concise way to the decision makers.”
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