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Women elders stage last-minute Voice intervention

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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Alice Springs | Women elders have staged an extraordinary intervention in the Voice to parliament debate, imploring voters to reject confusion and division from the No campaign and allow elderly and marginalised leaders to be heard for the first time.

Hundreds of locals gathered in Alice Springs’ Todd Mall for a hastily organised rally on Wednesday, hearing speeches from Central Land Council leaders, traditional owners, domestic violence workers and young people.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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