Early voting for the Voice Referendum begins on October 3 in NSW.
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People will vote on whether the Constitution will be altered to recognise First Nations people, through the establishment of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
The Parliament of Australia has agreed to propose the addition of a new chapter to the Constitution, with the new section 129 which would have the following:
"In recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia:
- there shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice;
- the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
- the Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures."
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People in the Highlands can vote at the St Thomas Aquinas Church in Bowral on Bundaroo Street from October 3.
There is accessible parking, a virtual Auslan service available at the church, and will have the following opening hours to vote:
- October 3-6: 8.30am-5.30pm
- October 7: 9am-4pm
- October 9-12: 8.30am-5.30pm
- October 13: 8.30am-6pm
Those who choose to vote on the day can do so on October 14 and find their nearest voting centres through the AEC website's voting centre location tool.
Indigenous Australians support services:
- 13YARN 13 92 76
- Aboriginal Counselling Services 0410 539 905
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