Some advocates of the Yes and No campaigns want greater detail around how the Voice advisory body would work and have suggested it should only advise Parliament, not executive government .
Millionaire Marcus Blackmore says no-one has convinced him yet to vote for a change to the constitution to recognise First Nations people.Millionaire Marcus Blackmore, the founder of the vitamins company, who no longer holds any role with it, has been a vocal opponent of the Voice: “Neither the Prime Minister nor anybody else has convinced me at this stage to vote Yes.”
Mike Henry, chief executive of BHP, which has 2437 Indigenous employees out of its 49,420 in Australia, says the miner is supporting constitutional recognition. “BHP is a long-standing supporter of the establishment of an Indigenous Voice to parliament in Australia, aligned with our support for broader efforts towards reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.”
Matt Comyn, Commonwealth Bank’s chief executive, says the bank will be engaging its employees on the referendum and its own commitment to reconciliation. “We support an Indigenous Voice to parliament that is enshrined in the Constitution.”