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Indigenous doctors group also endorses a yes vote in the referendum as ‘a way of making people feel they have a stake in the future’
The nation’s peak psychiatric body believes the voice will have positive mental health benefits for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, saying self-determination is critical to improved outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) is the latest expert group to back the referendum, announcing its support on Thursday alongside similar endorsement from the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (Aida). The RANZCP’s Helen Milroy, a descendant of the Palyku people of the Pilbara region, said the voice would have major benefits for Indigenous people.
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