Thousands of people rally in Australia to back campaign to recognise country's Indigenous people in constitution ahead of referendum later this year
The day of action comes after support for the referendum appeared to be ebbing according to a poll last month, which showed "No" ahead for the first time, 51 percent to 49 percent. [@LindaBurneyMP]
Yes23, the group behind more than 25 rallies nationwide, told the Reuters news agency the crowd in Sydney was around 3,000 and that it expected up to 25,000 people to participate in total. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labour government backs the change, while the opposition Liberal-National conservatives urge a"No" vote.
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