You're The Voice referendum ad featuring John Farnham

Transcript

00:00 In the 1967 referendum, over 90% of Australians voted yes,

00:05 feeling it's time they come to give Aborigines a fair go in the face of racial inequality.

00:11 We have the chance to turn the pages of...

00:19 We can write what we want to write.

00:25 We got what we needed before we gave much of it.

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. We're all someone's son.

00:44 Hello, give a look at each other.

00:50 You're the barrel of a gun.

00:57 You're the voice trying to understand it.

01:00 Make a noise and make it clear.

01:03 We're not going to sit in silence.

01:11 We're not going to live with fear.

01:19 This time, I am sorry.

01:22 We know we all can stand together.

01:29 We've the power to be powerful.

01:33 Believe in, we can make it better.

01:38 Australian people have spoken and they have voted overwhelmingly yes.

01:44 We're all someone's daughter. We're all someone's son.

01:51 Hello, give a look at each other.

01:56 In 2017, we seek to be heard.

02:00 You're the barrel of a gun.

02:07 You're the voice trying to understand it.

02:10 Make a noise and make it clear.

02:19 We're not going to sit in silence.

02:22 We're not going to live with fear.

02:30 You're the voice trying to understand it.

02:33 Make a noise and make it clear.

02:41 (Applause)

02:44 Authorised by Geoff Scott, The Uluru Dialogue, Sydney.