Voice falls flat: More than 90 per cent of eligible voters rebuff SA Voice to Parliament

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Less than 10 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballot for the South Australian First Nations Voice to Parliament election.

More than 90 per cent of eligible Indigenous voters choose not to vote in South Australia Voice to Parliament

Elected SA Voice member Douglas Clinch told Sky News a “lack of media coverage” contributed to the low turnout. Thousands gathered in Adelaide last year as the South Australian Parliament passed the bill to establish a Voice. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards More than 64 per cent of South Australians rejected a voice at the national level, the second highest “No” majority in the Federal Voice referendum held in October 2023.

 

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