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Record number of Australians enroll to vote in referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

A record number of Australians have enrolled to vote in a referendum that aims to create an Indigenous advocacy body, with 97.7% of eligible Australians signing up to vote, the largest proportion in the country's history.
The referendum, which will be held on October 14, seeks to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, consisting of Indigenous representatives who would advise the government on policies affecting the nation's most disadvantaged ethnic minority.
Online disinformation and threats have posed a concern for election officials, who are working to counter the spread of false information.

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Record numbers of Australians enrol for referendum on Indigenous recognition

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A record number of Australians have enrolled to vote next month in a referendum to recognise the country's Indigenous people in the constitution, according to the election commission. Read full story

10 months ago·Malaysia

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Sydney Morning Herald

Record number of Australians enrolled to vote in Voice referendum

The AEC revealed 17,676,347 people were registered at the close of the rolls as it warned against the growing threat posed by online election conspiracies.

10 months ago·Sydney, Australia

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KRDO

Record number of Australians enroll to vote in referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A record number of Australians has enrolled to vote in a referendum that would create an Indigenous advocacy body, as the first ballots for constitutional change are set to be cast in remote Outback locations next week. The referendum to be held on Oct. 14 would enshrine in Australia’s constitution an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The Voice would be a group of Indigenous representative…

10 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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ABC Australia

More Indigenous Australians and young people registered to vote than ever before ahead of Voice referendum

More young and Indigenous Australians are enrolled to vote than ever before, as the Australian Electoral Commission prepares to begin early voting in remote communities next week.

10 months ago·Australia

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Winnipeg Free Press

Record number of Australians enroll to vote in referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A record number of Australians enrolled to vote in a referendum that would create an Indigenous advocacy body, as the first ballots for constitutional change are […]

10 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Record enrolment ahead of Voice referendum

A greater share of Australians than ever before have enrolled to vote in next month’s Voice referendum. A record 97.7 per cent of eligible voters are on the role – that’s more than 17 and a half million people. The latest batch of data from the Australian Electoral Commission shows 1.2 million Australians have applied for postal votes. According to the AEC, there have already been 200,000 more applications for postal votes than were cast in…

10 months ago

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