Orange for Yes campaign marches through city
WATCH: Hundreds of Orange for Yes campaigners march through the city in support of the Voice; September 17, 2023.
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00:00 I've come today to Cook Park to represent my town, Cowra, here, because our local member
00:06 is a National Party member and they've taken the very first stance to take up the no vote
00:13 very early on when it was announced and I don't think it was fair that they should have
00:18 done that without exploring or having some public debate about it.
00:22 Our member Michael McCormack represents Wiradjuri heartland of New South Wales and I think that
00:29 we need to stand up and say yes and send a message to them.
00:33 And why will you be voting yes?
00:35 I will be voting yes.
00:36 I've spent a lot of time in Aboriginal Australia in remote areas and I've seen the disadvantage
00:42 that's happened in North East Arnhem Land and remote Western Australia and I've heard
00:49 silly things like lifestyle choices thrown around for Aboriginal people that are connected
00:54 to country.
00:56 I think we need to even up the voice to parliament.
00:59 Most of the mining companies have a voice to parliament in the form of lobby, lobby
01:04 groups, lobbyists.
01:05 Why not Aboriginal Australia and formalise it for the oldest living culture on the planet.
01:12 I'm not sure.
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02:11 So why have you ladies come down to Cook Park to march today?
02:14 We think that Aboriginal Australia and other people need a more equal chance and accepting
02:23 society to be able to vote for everyone.
02:28 And those people who might be on the fence about voting yes or no, why would you encourage
02:32 them to vote yes?
02:33 I think that it's definitely a step forward in the right direction for our country and
02:38 I think that it will really help put us on the right moving forward.
02:43 Can you smile as much as you want?
02:46 You've got 11,000 people.
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