Jesinta Franklin has revealed why she’s voting Yes for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.
The model and footy WAG, 32, took to Instagram on Thursday to endorse the potential enshrined advisory body.
‘Every authentic voice I trust and look up to within community supports a Yes vote,’ Jesinta began, sharing a clip of indigenous AFL star Adam Goodes campaigning for the Yes vote.
‘The people who truly care about the wellbeing, care, and success of indigenous people within our country have been part of this referendum,’ she continued.
‘The people that have been consistent and real changemakers in this space.’
Buddy Franklin’s wife Jesinta has revealed why she’s voting Yes for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. (The co
In another post, Jesinta went on to call out ‘misinformation’ which she believed was ‘calculated’ and aimed at manipulating the masses into voting No.
‘The misinformation has been so calculated and manipulative and makes me feel sick that blatant lies can be peddled as the truth,’ she said.
The star, who is married to Indigenous AFL player Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin, then went on to heap praise on community leader and social activist Tanya Hosch.
‘She has been a longtime role model for myself. I look up to her and admire so much of her work,’ she said.
‘Besides that, she has personally supported and been there for myself and Bud through moments we’ve needed advice and someone to talk to.’
‘Every authentic voice I trust and look up to within community supports a Yes vote,’ Jesinta began, sharing a clip of indigenous AFL star Adam Goodes campaigning for the Yes vote
In another post, Jesinta went on to call out ‘misinformation’ which she believed was ‘calculated’ and aimed at manipulating the masses into voting No
Early voting for the Voice referendum kicked off in the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and West Australia on Monday ahead of the October 14 poll.
Newspoll found support for the Voice had plummeted to just 36 per cent while Resolve found only 43 per cent of Australians plan to vote Yes.
Voters will be instructed to write Yes or No on their ballot paper when they cast their vote.
Support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum has ticked up for the first time in months, but still lags behind the No vote. (Yes campaigners are pictured)
A number remain sceptical about what the Voice could achieve when countless other programs designed to improve the lot of indigenous people have failed.
Prominent Indigenous No campaigners Warren Mundine and Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price have called the Voice divisive as it split Australia down racial lines.
‘It doesn’t matter whether we were here 60,000 years ago, or six months ago, you are Australian … and the problem with this divisive referendum is the fact that it seeks to create different levels of citizenship,’ Senator Price said.
