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he majority of people don’t take an active interest in the mechanistic processes of our democracy. At large, we rely on journalists, content experts and policy wonks to pick through the impenetrable wall of reports and reviews that are churned out by the cogs of our institutions. We rely on them to assess if something is wrong, to identify the gaps between politics and

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References
The Voice to Parliament and the Silent Majority 1. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-02/fact-check-indigenous-australians-support-for-the-voice/102673042 2. https://nit.com.au/17-10-2023/8174/indigenous-areas-heavily-backed-the-voice-to-parliament

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