US EditionRecord 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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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
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. Australians will be asked in a referendum on Oct. 14 whether they approve altering the constitution to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body called the "Voice to Parliament" that can give advice on matters that affect Aboriginal and Torres Str…
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…
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…
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