Comedian Celeste Barber disables Instagram comments after throwing support behind Yes vote for Voice to Parliament referendum

Celeste Barber has received mixed reactions after voicing her support for a yes vote in the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum.

The comedian disabled her Instagram comments on Friday, shortly after sharing a post endorsing the move.

“I will vote YES for a vote for Parliament in the upcoming referendum,” the 41-year-old wrote in her caption.

“The Voice will give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a say on the issues affecting their communities,” she continued.

‘More than 80% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people support Voice to Parliament.

‘The idea came directly from indigenous communities, not from politicians. The current approach is not working.’

Celeste added the hashtags “#voteyes #yes23” and posed for a selfie in which she raised her hand, which had “Yes” written on her palm.

The post received a mix of positive and negative responses, which led to Celeste disabling the ability for her fans to comment on the post.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has repeatedly said the Voice will be an advisory body to Parliament that will allow First Nations people to be involved in a discussion about the laws that affect them and what is needed in their communities.

Despite declining support in the polls, the campaign is still confident it can achieve a victory, relying on ‘soft’ No voters and Australians who have not yet entered the debate at all.

For the referendum to be successful, a majority of Australians must vote ‘Yes’ in most states.

Support for the Yes cause has fallen from over 60 percent to 40 percent or even below, partly due to comments from those behind the Voice to Parliament and the Uluru Statement of the Heart.

The Resolve Political Monitor’s latest survey found that 43 percent of voters supported a plan to enshrine the Vote in the Constitution, a decline of 20 percentage points from a year ago.