John Farnham lends iconic 'You're The Voice' to referendum ad

The 'Yes' vote campaign has released its official ads ahead of the October 14 referendum to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament.

Transcript

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.