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Marcia Langton tells The Australian those who lie about the Voice stoking racial division will be "judged by history and even sooner by Australians who bother to find out the facts"—“What we are doing is fixing the Constitution to ameliorate the racism of the Constitution”.

Linda Burney, reported by The Australian: "The gap is not closing fast enough. This is why we need a voice to parliament, so that the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are heard on the matters that affect their communities.” 1/2

“Peter Dutton immediately set out to destroy the Yes case and filled the space with misinformation in the guise of ‘questions’. Dutton has no qualms about the consequences of his actions…Dutton's not dog whistling, he's using a megaphone.” 2/2

Shaun Carney says more in The Age than these quotes. But I agree with these: “The stakes are incredibly high. If the Voice proposal fails, who can say how badly relations between most First Nations people and the rest of the country will be damaged? A lot, by my reckoning.” 1/2

Marion White tells The Age: “There is too much debate about a simple question.” Marion’s right. I keep wondering: Why are we all second-guessing the form of constitutional recognition that an historic consensus of Indigenous Australians have asked for?

Dr Michael Rowan (Hobart Mercury): “Equal treatment produces unequal outcomes when the place where we start is so different. More than unequal outcomes, equal treatment of unequals produces unjust outcomes. Justice is the product of fairness, not equality.” 1/3

Dawn Evans to The Age: “If the vote for an Indigenous Voice fails, it will be a shameful dishonour, the effects of which will resonate for years. Full marks to those who are working to achieve a place in parliament—Indigenous and…alike—for the natural owners of this land.”

Alan Inchley (Age): “a Coalition supporter…perceived the Voice…as a political argument between Labor and the Coalition and was wishing to put all those woke lefties back in their box. There lies the problem…[I]t reminds me of…Trump supporters who simply hate the Democrats…”

Michelle Brooks (Canberra Times): “We have over 1850 lobbyists…in Parliament House… All of these…have direct access to ministers and backbenchers. They also have some access to senior public servants. The Voice will simply give…First Nations access like all lobbyists.”

Linda Burney (The Age) backs with evidence her claim "the No campaign is importing…Trump politics", its aim “to polarise people and its weapon…misinformation". Exhibit A: Fair Australia misleadingly suggesting former Bob Hawke opposed constitutional recognition. 1/2

Robert Brown (Age): “Any argument can be defeated by relentlessly casting…doubt and obfuscation…Does Peter Dutton realise that defeat [of the Voice] means a lasting setback for reconciliation and does he accept his responsibility to the First Nations people…if that was to be?

“Of course, on the No side we have Peter Dutton talking about racial divides and many voices stating that it's just reverse racism—so it's not like they are afraid to play the card. One hopes the Australian people wake up to the con and show it the disdain it deserves.” 2/2