Over 20,000 rally for Voice in Meanjin

Joseph Guenzler
Joseph Guenzler Published September 18, 2023 at 4.00pm (AWST)

More than 20,000 people gathered in Meanjin's South Bank to show their support for a Yes vote in the upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Sunday.

The event was one of several in major cities nationwide this weekend that drew tens of thousands of supporters to the streets to mark the final push towards the October 14 vote.

The crowd first met in South Bank before crossing the Victoria Bridge and convened at Queens Gardens.

Here, elders delivered speeches, and the event featured musical performances by artists such as Xavier Rudd and Bernard Fanning.

Queensland Treaty Minister and Quandamooka woman Leeanne Enoch told the Brisbane crowd the nation is facing a "profound turning point".

"So I ask all of you to continue the work that you've been doing - marching, talking, calling people, having the conversations so we see a yes vote on the 14th of October," she said.

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