The Federal government has announced that neither the official “yes” or “no” campaigns for the referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the constitution will receive taxpayer dollars from the federal government.
The proposed changes were announced on Thursday in a joint statement Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney, Special Minister of State Don Farrell and special envoy on the Uluru Statement of the Heart Patrick Dodson.
“The government believes campaigns in the Voice Referendum should be organised and funded by the Australian community, and does not intend to fund a yes and no campaign for the forthcoming Voice referendum,” the statement said.
Earlier this year Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced he believed the Australians people should be asked a “simple and clear” yes or no referendum question regarding whether an Indigenous Voice to Parliament should be enshrined in the constitution.
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