Aboriginal Australians – including elders and little boys and girls – are asking the country to vote ‘Yes’ to the Voice in a slick new ad
Anthony Albanese has launched a new advert for the Voice to Parliament, with Aboriginal people asking voters to vote ‘Yes’.
The advert was filmed in Alice Springs and features six Indigenous Australians urging the community to vote ‘Yes’.
A little boy and a little girl each say, “Please vote Yes for my people.”
Mr Albanese shared the latest video on his Facebook page, writing: ‘The Voice is an idea that comes from Indigenous Australians.
“It’s time to listen, vote yes on October 14.”
The official pro-vote campaign, Yes23, released several new ads this month targeting soft voters and those who remain undecided.
A little boy and a little girl each say, “Please vote Yes for my people.”
Anthony Albanese has launched a new advert for the Voice to Parliament ahead of the referendum
As support for The Voice continues to fall in the polls, supporters hope the tide will turn as ordinary Australians start paying more attention to the proposal.
The new advert aims to combat online media reports where Indigenous Australians living in regional and remote communities say they don’t know enough about the proposal.
Daily Mail Australia this month visited remote APY areas in South Australia’s far northwest, where many locals said they had never heard of The Voice.
There is a ‘Voice to Government Fact Sheet’ on the wall of the store in Pukatja, the region’s largest municipality, but few shoppers appear to have read it.
The video was shot in Alice Springs and features six Indigenous Australians urging the community to vote ‘Yes’
The new ad aims to combat outspoken voices from regional and rural communities who say they don’t know enough about the proposal
Two friends say ‘vote yes’ in the ad
And Monica Morgan, the CEO of the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation, said Indigenous people in the remote community of Cummeragunja on the NSW-Victorian border have not been given enough details about what exactly the Voice is and how it will work to improve their lives to improve. lives.
“Frankly, I don’t believe enough information was provided at Cummeragunja,” she recently told NITV’s The Point.
“I say you can do whatever you want, but at the end of the day it’s a white man’s vote and not a black man’s vote.”
With Parliament sitting for the final time before the referendum, campaign insiders believe this is the perfect opportunity to remind Australians that this is not a political issue.
The percentage of Australians in favor of the referendum continues to fall, leaving Tasmania the only state still in the yes camp
This is the second video this month in which the Yes23 campaign promotes The Voice to young Indigenous children.
Just ten days ago, a new advert launched as part of a $20 million television blitz in which a young Indigenous boy asks Australians to consider a series of simple questions about his future.
‘Will I grow up in a country that hears my voice? Will I live as long as other Australians?’ the little boy asks.
‘Can I go to a good school? Will I be able to learn the language of my people? Will I be seen outside the sports field, recognized by the decision makers of our country?
‘Yes makes it possible.’
Soft No voters will be targeted in the coming weeks, and there will be a concerted effort to educate members of the public who have not yet participated in the discussion.
While the Yes23 campaign has been active on social media and has rolled out ads in the past, they are significantly ramping up efforts between now and the referendum.
It’s a change of pace for the campaign, which initially favored celebrity endorsements before shifting to sharing the stories of everyday people.
The adverts run alongside Uluru Dialogue’s successful You’re the Voice advert featuring John Farnham’s famous song.