Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore slammed by social commentator Prue MacSween for claiming the city has had a Voice for 15 years

Sydney’s mayor has been furiously attacked by a media commentator after she boasted in a newsletter that her city first introduced an Indigenous vote 15 years ago.

A recent newsletter bearing the signature of long-standing Mayor Clover Moore has been rejected for claiming that of the council Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel has acted as a ‘voice’ for the indigenous population since 2008.

It also announced that the council supported the Yes case for the Vote during the October 14 referendum.

But social commentator and journalist Prue MacSween dismissed the 300-word letter as nothing more than virtue signaling written by the ‘Queen of Woke’.

Ms MacSween said the overflowing of rubbish on the streets and violence in homes will continue, while distractions such as The Voice will take up all the air in the political debate.

“Once again Clover Moore is overstepping her role as Chief Garbage Collector and (over)rated rates collector,” Ms MacSween told Daily Mail Australia.

Social commentator and journalist Prue MacSween dismissed the 300-word letter as nothing more than virtue signaling written by the ‘Queen of Woke’

“She’ll find any reason she can cling to, to pump up her own tires… The YES campaign was a no-brainer for her to stick with.

“She is the Queen of Woke and (it is) typical of the elites who want to extend a hand of friendship and understanding, but prefer to offer sympathy rather than solutions.”

Sydney’s advisory panel, which was established unanimously in 2008, gave Indigenous people the ability to advise councilors on plans that affected their communities.

“Elected councilors still make decisions but are now better informed,” Ms Moore wrote.

‘This year the council has committed to campaigning to promote a ‘yes’ vote.

“Our version of the Voice works for the city, and it will work for the nation.”

She said it is “our moral obligation to vote yes on October 14.”

The mayor continued: ‘In the words of Noel Pearson: “It is up to our generation to unite three stories of Australia: our timeless heritage, our treasured British institutions and our glorious multicultural unity.”

Mr. Pearson was a key speaker at one recent CityTalk event focusing on the Voice to Parliament referendum.

Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney, Stan Grant and voting architect Thomas Mayo were also present at the event.

In response to Ms MacSween’s scathing criticism, a spokesperson for the mayor told Daily Mail Australia that a vote was the only way forward.

“Our history, particularly in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, includes events and attitudes that our current policies and initiatives must redress,” the spokesperson said.

‘The impact of colonization is particularly poignant here in Sydney, the first site of invasion.

“By recognizing our shared past, we are laying the foundation for a future that includes all Australians – a future based on mutual respect and shared responsibility for this country.”

Mayor Clover Moore (pictured) said Sydney has had a voice for 15 years, since her council unanimously introduced an Indigenous advisory panel in 2008.

Ms MacSween claimed Sydney’s ‘Voice’ has done nothing but inflate the mayor’s ego as rubbish piles up in the streets

The last referendum in Australia was held 24 years ago, in 1999, to decide whether the country should become a republic.

Mr Albanese warned of the consequences of a no vote in a speech he gave in Adelaide.

“On that day, every Australian will have a unique opportunity to bring our country together… and change it for the better,” Mr Albanese told the crowd.

‘On October 14 you will not be asked to vote for a political party or person. You are being asked to say yes to an idea whose time has come.’

Mr Albanese guaranteed that a Stem would save money in the long term by streamlining services and directing aid exactly where it is needed in the community.

‘Let’s be very clear about the alternative. Voting no means going nowhere. It closes the door on this opportunity to move forward. Don’t close the door on constitutional recognition… don’t close the door on the next generation of Indigenous Australians. Vote yes,” he said.

The question put to Australians will be: ‘A Bill: To amend the Constitution to recognize Australia’s First Peoples by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve of this proposed change?’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pictured) has announced that Australians will vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum on October 14, while speaking in Adelaide in late August