I too have voted.
It was reasonably quiet, not too many people there.
I politely thanked the yes campaigners, the no campaigners and the aec staff for their volunteering efforts, and then I left.

"200 is way short to represent every clan"
- agreed.

This whole thing was managed badly.
I think this whole process should've started with baby steps.
An OLO type forum giving voice to all indigenous tribes.
A map on the homepage showing the location and territory of all of them.
Click on one, and it brings up a forum for that tribe.
- And then also have general forums for topics which affect them all.

The fact that many indigenous communities didn't know the first thing about 'The Voice' until a few weeks ago proves that I'm right.

All one needs to do is google 'how many indigenous tribes in australia'
http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=how+many+indigenous+tribes+in+australia

Go ahead, click the link - what does it say?
"There are about 500 different Aboriginal peoples in Australia, each with their own language and territory and usually made up of a large number of separate clans. Archaeologists believe that the Aboriginals first came to the Australian continent around 45,000 years ago."

Logic dictates that if there are 500 parties with a vested interest and you only allow the voices of 200, does that sound like all parties were consulted, had representation and had a say?

And then they couldn't even lay out in detail how things would look, and work if it did pass.

The whole thing was and is a shemozzle.

If the government was stupid enough to try to roll this out without all the details, they were in fact creating a situation where misinformation and disinformation was rife, and they should've anticipated it.

- There's a right and wrong way to go about doing things and I'm sorry to say that government has no-one to blame for this mess but themselves.

If you think Ray Martin whose grandmother was part aboriginal, Marcia Langton an avid Communist and Thomas Mayo a Communist and non-aboriginal hanger on need a separate voice because if their connection to aboriginality VOTE YES. If you want a united Australia Vote NO!

The YES vote is about recognition and positivity.
About unification and future progress for a better
country. The NO vote is about negativity, misinformation,
falsehoods, lies, and division.

One side is stressing the positive. The other only negative.

Your choice.

It will be shameful if tomorrow negativity wins.

Foxy,

The YES side is making promises that it has no idea how to achieve, no plan to implement or any protections.

The NO side simply wants more from Albozo than "it will all be OK, trust me"

Shadow Minister,

More misinformation from you.

No wonder you guys are losing elections when
you persist with this sort of rubbish that only
gullible party supporters will believe.

You know darn well that it will be the Parliament,
including Peter Dutton, Jacinta Price, and ALL the
Opposition members now and into the future who will
design the Voice, including its composition,
functions, powers, and procedures.

So you can continue to blow disinformation out of
your back-side - but it won't help your party win
elections. People will cease to trust you.