Australia sets October date for historic vote on Indigenous recognition

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that a landmark referendum to change the constitution to recognise the country’s Indigenous people will be held on October 14.
Australians will be asked to vote on whether they support altering the constitution to include a “Voice to Parliament”, an Indigenous committee to advise federal parliament on matters affecting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people.
Any constitutional alterations in Australia require a national referendum.
The idea for the Voice to Parliament came from the people and it will be decided by the people on Oct 14, Albanese said at a news conference from Adelaide in South Australia, seen as a potential swing state in the referendum.