If approved, the new law would add Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the constitution and create an advisory body for them.
Yes23, the group behind "Walk for Yes" events, said around 20,000 people attended in Brisbane. / Photo: Reuters Archive
Thousands have rallied in Australia to support recognising the country's Indigenous people in the constitution, a proposal that is struggling ahead of aYes23, the group behind"Walk for Yes" events, said around 20,000 people attended on Sunday in Brisbane, Australia's third-biggest city, with rallies scheduled in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Hobart, Canberra, Darwin and Newcastle.
Many attendees wore T-shirts and held placards emblazoned"Vote Yes!", Australian Broadcasting Corp footage showed. If approved on Oct. 14, the measure would enshrine Indigenous people in the constitution and set up an advisory body to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people input on policies that affect them.
Indigenous Australians, who account for 3.8 percent of the population, face disadvantages including discrimination, poor health and education outcomes and high incarceration rates.
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