The 'Yes' vote campaign has released its official ads ahead of the October 14 referendum to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament.
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00:00 In the 1967 referendum, over 90% of Australians voted yes,
00:05 fearing the time had come to give Aborigines a fair go in the face of racial inequality.
00:11 We have the chance to turn the pages on
00:19 We can write what we want to write
00:25 We've got eight years to live before we get much older
00:29 It's our right to instill national pride in our children
00:32 But please, let's make our national pride and compass humanity
00:35 Eddie, Marvo and five other Pacific Islanders
00:38 We're all someone's daughter
00:40 We're all someone's son
00:44 How long can we look at each other
00:49 Down the barrel of a gun
00:57 We've got a voice, try and understand it
01:00 Make a noise and make it clear
01:03 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
01:08 We're not gonna sit in silence
01:11 We're not gonna live with fear
01:14 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
01:19 This time
01:21 I am sorry
01:23 But we all can stand together
01:27 We can vow to be powerful
01:33 Believe in we can make it better
01:38 Australian people have spoken
01:40 and they have voted overwhelmingly yes
01:44 We're all someone's daughter
01:48 We're all someone's son
01:52 How long can we look at each other
01:57 Down the barrel of a gun
02:05 We've got a voice, try and understand it
02:10 Make a noise and make it clear
02:13 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
02:19 We're not gonna sit in silence
02:21 We're not gonna live with fear
02:24 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
02:29 We've got a voice, try and understand it
02:32 Make a noise and make it clear
02:35 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
02:41 [applause]
02:44 Authorised by Geoff Scott, The Uluru Dialogue, Sydney.