Indigenous voice to parliament: Australians march for yes – in pictures

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  • At Newcastle’s Foreshore park, local Aboriginal dance group Midnight Dreaming performed a traditional dance.

    At Newcastle’s Foreshore Park, local aboriginal dance group Midnight dreaming performed a traditional dance in support of the voice.
  • Activist and academic Marcia Langton joined other voice supporters in Melbourne.

    Marcia Langton raising her arms with the rest of the crowd
  • Voice supporters also took to Sydney’s streets. For the voice referendum to pass, there must be a national majority of yes votes and a majority of states voting yes.

    Supporters march holding signs and the Aboriginal flag
  • South Australians filled Adelaide’s Victoria Square to show their support for the voice.

    Crowds listening to a speaker on behalf of the voice to parliament at Victoria Square in Adelaide.
  • Support stretches beyond Australia’s shores. In New York City, yes voters marched across the Brooklyn Bridge.

    Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
  • The strong show of support around Australia for the voice left Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney ‘speechless’ and close to tears.

    Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney marches in a “Walk for Yes” rally in Melbourne.
  • Seen from the sky: supporters at Eden on NSW’s south coast created a human sign spelling out ‘Yes - The Voice”.

    Aerial photograph showing people arranged on a beach spelling out 'Yes' inside the shape of Australia and and arrow pointing to 'the voice'.
  • The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, speaks at an event in the Sydney suburb of Summer Hill.

    Anthony Albanese wearing a yes tshirt speaks into a microphone with tress in the background
  • This Newcastle dog walker doesn’t miss an opportunity to show support for the Indigenous voice to parliament.

    A woman holds a placard in support of the Indigenous voice to parliament while she walks her dog in Newcastle.
  • Young and old took to the streets of Melbourne to show their support for the voice.

    A child walking on the street between tram tracks holds a yes sign
  • Supporters in Melbourne make their way down Swanston street.

    People carrying signs in support of the voice walk down a CBD street
  • Midnight Oil frontman and former Labor environment minister, Peter Garrett, tells a crowd at Federation Square in Melbourne to encourage their friends and family to vote for the voice.

    Peter Garrett with is arms raised speaks into a microphone on a stand
  • Yes with a capital Y: Sydney marchers showed their support.

    People hold up a Yes sign during a walk for the Yes vote event in Sydney.
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