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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
By Rod McGuirk

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Man runs almost 9 000 miles across australia to raise support for indigenous voice | History Defined

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Ultramarathon runner Pat Farmer ended a 14,400-kilometer (8,950-mile) run at the central Australian sandstone landmark Uluru on Wednesday after a seven-month journey to raise public support for the creation of an Indigenous advocacy body in the constitution.

Australians will vote on Saturday at a referendum that would enshrine in the constitution a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament, a mechanism for Indigenous Australians to advise lawmakers on policies that effect their lives.

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