The Prime Minister has rejected suggestions the Voice to Parliament referendum has already been lost. Polls in recent months have consistently shown support is below the level required for yes to succeed.
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00:00 Polls have consistently shown in recent months that support for the constitutional enshrining
00:08 of this First Nations advisory body is below or falling short of what's required for the
00:14 yes vote to succeed.
00:17 That body would have the power to make representations to both the Parliament and to the executive
00:24 level of government about matters affecting Indigenous Australians, but have no power
00:30 of veto.
00:31 After the most recent Resolve poll showed a further 2% fall in support, pollster and
00:37 former Labor Party strategist Cos Samaras tweeted over the weekend, "It's over."
00:43 This morning the Prime Minister in doing the morning rounds said that the campaign is only
00:49 over when the final vote is cast on Saturday afternoon.
00:54 I'm not getting ahead of the Australian people.
00:59 I know there's some arrogance has crept into the no side campaign, but it's a campaign
01:07 based upon fear.
01:09 Nicole, we're just days out from polling day.
01:13 What's on the agenda for both campaigns?
01:16 That's right, only a handful of days to go until polling closes on Saturday afternoon
01:21 and it's going to be a busy week for both sides of the campaign with crisscrossing across
01:25 the country on the agenda for both sides.
01:30 Senator Melinda McCarthy is insisting the mood on the ground differs from what the polling
01:34 is showing.
01:35 She's been out in Western Sydney and says there is large support for the proposal and
01:41 that's giving her some hope as we head closer to Saturday.
01:45 The no campaign will likewise be continuing to fly around the country selling its message,
01:51 focusing on what he says is a divisive proposal.
01:57 The campaign leaders, Senator Jacinta Nampajimpa-Price and also Warren Mundine are continuing to
02:05 put forward that view as well as saying that there's already avenues for consultation and
02:11 advisory bodies that currently exist.
02:13 So, plenty to happen in the coming days.
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