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Julia Gillard urged Aussie expats in UK to vote yes for referendum

Rachel Clark
Updated September 28 2023 - 4:03pm, first published 3:55pm

Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has officially launched the vote Yes23 campaign in London.

Ms Gillard urged a room of 150 Aussie expats, currently living in the UK, to vote 'yes' to enshrine the Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the October 14 constitutional referendum.

Early voting is set to open in the UK, same as Australia, on Monday, October 2.

Australia first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, launches Yes23 campaign in the UK. Photo by James Croucher, on file.
Australia first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, launches Yes23 campaign in the UK. Photo by James Croucher, on file.

"What the voice will ensure is that we always hear, that we always have, the best, best voice telling us what needs to be done by our nation next," Ms Gillard said on September 28.

Australia's 27th prime minister was joined onstage by Karla Bear, a London-based Australian drag queen, who sang a rendition of the unofficial campaign's theme song You're the Voice by John Farnham.

Australia House is one of the largest overseas voting polls, with more than 15,000 eligible Aussie voters currently living in the UK.

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Rachel Clark

Rachel Clark

Westerns group content performance producer

Rachel is a former Northern Daily Leader reporter who covered education, Liverpool Plains and Gunnedah council, renewable energy, and country music. Now, she spends her days playing in the digital space as a content performance producer for the Westerns' group. Be sure to say g'day: rachel.clark@austcommunitymedia.com.au