Yes campaign launches its ‘rallying call’ advertising for the Indigenous voice to parliament

Ad blitz will seek to reset debate and cut through dense legal arguments and political brawling, Dean Parkin says

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The yes campaign for the Indigenous voice to parliament will seek to persuade Australians that the referendum is a simple choice about constitutional recognition, with a new national ad campaign looking to reset a debate that has been dominated by dense legal arguments and political fights.

The yes campaign alliance director, Dean Parkin, says the advertising blitz, beginning on Wednesday and titled Join Us", is a rallying call" for Australians to back the campaign for constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a voice to parliament.

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