Australia PM 'optimistic' of long-shot win in Indigenous rights referendum
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a NATO leaders summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File PhotoSYDNEY - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday he remained hopeful a referendum to recognise the country's Indigenous people in the constitution would succeed, even as the measure lags in opinion polls less than a week from the vote.
Albanese's centre-left Labor government backs the referendum, while the opposition Liberal-National conservatives urge a"No" vote on Oct. 14. Nationally, opponents lead the yes campaign by 53% to 38%, according to an opinion poll last week. Most Indigenous people favour the change, but some say it is a distraction from achieving practical and positive outcomes and would not fully resolve the issues affecting them. The political opposition says the measure is divisive, would be ineffective and would slow government decision-making.
As part of final efforts to buoy the yes side, Albanese on Saturday posted a photo to Social media platform X showing him casting his vote in Sydney in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, where 4.2% of people identify as Indigenous.
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