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Indigenous elders divided on the Voice as crime plagues Northwestern NSW

Indigenous Australians in Moree are divided over whether the Voice to Parliament will be best for their community. The town in Northwestern NSW has a growing crime problem but some local elders hope the Voice referendum will improve the community’s current conditions. Others fear the referendum will only dilute the voices of grassroots organisations. Moree is a region with a rich Indigenous history, as the town’s aquatic centre was once the scene of a defining moment in Australia’s race relations. The 1965 Freedom Rides saw a group of University of Sydney students led by Indigenous activist Charles Perkins take a group of Aboriginal children to the Moree baths in defiance of a bylaw which prohibited them from visiting pools. Almost 60 years on, the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is being presented as another opportunity for change.