[1/2] People rally during the 'Walk for Yes', hosted by the Yes23 campaign Australia's upcoming referendum on Indigenous issues, at the Todd River in Alice Springs, Australia, September 17, 2023.
Australians will vote on Oct 14, asked if they support a change to the constitution to include a "Voice to Parliament", an Indigenous committee to advise parliament on matters affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people.
A video published online showed a man in a balaclava claiming to be from a neo-Nazi group, burning the Aboriginal flag, performing a Nazi salute, and threatening Senator Lidia Thorpe.
Thorpe asked during a news conference in Melbourne.
Aboriginal people track below national averages on most socio-economic measures and suffer disproportionately high rates of suicide, domestic violence and imprisonment.
Persons:
Jaimi, Lidia Thorpe, Thorpe, I’m, Anthony Albanese, I've, " Albanese, Praveen Menon, Michael Perry
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, Nazi, Australian Federal Police, AFP, Thomson
Locations:
Todd, Alice Springs, Australia, Torres, balaclava, Melbourne, New Zealand, Canada