Yes23 Campaign Director Dean Parkin says voting ‘No’ in the Voice to Parliament referendum gives Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders “absolutely nothing”. Mr Parkin said a ‘Yes’ vote gives Indigenous Australians “real recognition” and a chance for “practical change”. “There is a very clear choice in this referendum,” Mr Parkin told Sky News Australia. “Australians are really starting to turn onto that idea that voting 'No' takes us nowhere. “Whereas a 'Yes' vote gives us a real chance to make practical change in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities.'
Yes23 Campaign Director Dean Parkin says voting ‘No’ in the Voice to Parliament referendum gives Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders “absolutely nothing”.
Mr Parkin said a ‘Yes’ vote gives Indigenous Australians “real recognition” and a chance for “practical change”.“Australians are really starting to turn onto that idea that voting 'No' takes us nowhere. “Whereas a 'Yes' vote gives us a real chance to make practical change in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities."
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