Australia would be seen as 'new South Africa' if Indigenous Voice vote fails, says Mick Go

Two major sporting codes have joined the NRL in support of the Voice to Parliament, but at the same time a new poll has found a softening in support for the yes vote.

Mick Gooda is a former social justice commissioner. He headed the royal commission into youth detention in the Northern Territory. He's now part of negotiations for a treaty between First Australians and the Queensland government and he's involved in the creation of the Voice to Parliament.

Gooda made a surprise intervention today, calling for the Yes side to compromise by removing from the proposal the ability of the Voice to deal directly with executive government. He made the recommendation, he says, because the stakes for success are so high, warning if the referendum fails Australia would be seen around the world as the new South Africa.

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