One man has managed to cut through the noise in the Voice to Parliament campaign, with his “simple, heartfelt” speech going viral.
Mr Clare has gone viral for a rousing speech that urged Australians to vote Yes in the referendum for “a fair go”.He said, “We talk about in the pub, we fight about it in Parliament, it’s in the title of our national anthem.”
“We want a fair go for all Aussies. And ultimately that’s what this [referendum] comes down to.”
He said, “We talk about in the pub, we fight about it in Parliament, it’s in the title of our national anthem.”
“We want a fair go for all Aussies. And ultimately that’s what this [referendum] comes down to.”
Mr Clare continued: “I think most Aussies will say it’s fair enough that we, in our founding document, in our first document, recognise our First Australians.”
“The fact that there were people there before Captain Cook arrived, before my ancestors arrived, we should say that in our Constitution. That’s just a fact.”
He said the vote was a practical decision to effectively address the hardships Indigenous Australians go through.
“We know that there are a lot of Indigenous Australians doing it tough,” he said.
“And we want to make sure that our taxpayers’ money is spent on the things that are going to work; whether it’s in health, or education, or jobs, or housing. And it’s not at the moment, that’s just a fact, too.”
Mr Clare repeated the Voice is not an idea from politicians, but a request from Indigenous people across the country.
“And they’re just saying listen. Listen to us. Set up an advisory committee and pick our brains about the things that will help to make us healthier, give us a better education, a better chance at a job, what we all want for our own families: a better life.”
He said politicians have “failed” to address the hardships that Indigenous people for decades – saying the “decades of good intentions, billions of dollars spent … hasn’t worked”.
“And voting No just means that things will continue not to work,” he warned.
“Not every generation of Australians gets the chance to make history. We do,” he said.
“We get a chance this year … to put our history in our Constitution, to recognise the fact that Indigenous Australians have been here for 60,000 years, and to come together to do something good and make this a better country and a fairer country.
“To do what we say when we sing the national anthem here and around the country: to Advance Australia Fair.”
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