Linda Burney launches campaign to raise support for referendum on First Nations voice to parliament
by Lorena Allam from World news | The Guardian on (#60E0B)
Minister for Indigenous Australians tells crowd to be loud and proud' in expressing support for referendum
The government's campaign to raise support for a referendum on a First Nations voice to parliament was launched to a packed and enthusiastic meeting in the inner west of Sydney on Thursday evening.
Australia's new minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, received a standing ovation after she told the crowd at Marrickville town hall the Uluru Statement was an incredibly generous invitation to the Australian people to walk together with First Nations people, and the journey begins here in Marrickville".
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