The single letter that is convincing many Australians to vote YES for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament: ‘Sums it up beautifully’

A “Yes” voter has argued there will be greater division in Australia if the Indigenous Voice for Parliament referendum is not successful.

Gillian Upton, from Balaclava in Melbourne’s south-east, recently wrote a letter to her local newspaper saying she feared the ‘bigger message’ for the Voice was being lost.

Ms Upton explained that while many No voters had argued the advisory body would create division, she said First Nations Australians would feel much more divided if they felt their voices were not being heard.

“If the nation wakes up after a No vote and sinks into what we, the settlers who have been here for at most 10 generations, have told the First Nations of Australia who have had ties here for 2600 generations,” she began .

Her: ‘No’, we won’t listen to you, we don’t want to hear 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 ‘bigger message’ of 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 reject your open-hearted invitation to ‘walk with us… for a better future’.

“No”, we don’t want that, neither for you nor for us.

Ms Upton said this would be significantly more divisive.

“Not all No voters would intend to deliver such a brutal and ugly message to First Nations people, but all No voters must understand that this will be the actual meaning and impact of a No vote them,” she said.

Her letter has been widely shared on social media by fellow Yes voters, with many applauding Ms Upton’s argument.

Polling across the board has the No vote in a comfortable lead – the latest Redbridge poll has just 35 per cent of respondents voting Yes, while Essential has the Yes vote on 43 per cent (pictured is Anthony Albanese in the Yes campaign)

“The No vote is what is really divisive. Please Australia, don’t let us wake up to this shameful position,” said one.

‘That sums it up nicely. I’m afraid of the place we’ll find out we live in on Sunday,” said another.

Polls across the board have the No vote in a comfortable lead – Redbridge’s latest poll has just 35 per cent of respondents voting Yes, while Essential has the Yes vote at 43 per cent.

Australians are expected to find out by Saturday evening whether the referendum was successful.