‘If I could vote twice, I would’: the multicultural communities saying yes to the voice

At a Ballarat forum to discuss the referendum, the sentiment is clear: we can feel what the Aboriginal people are feeling'

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Abrar Dham left Kuwait for Australia 13 years ago.

Settling into eastern Melbourne, she said the Muslim community was not as visible at that time, which made it difficult to find her place in a new country.