Claim: The proposed Indigenous voice was previously rejected at the 1999 referendum.
Fact-check: Voice failure at 1999 referendum is historical fiction
Verdict: false. the 1999 referendums were about a proposed republic and a preamble to the constitution. neither involved an indigenous voice.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Mikele Syron
Date published: 2023-08-31T00:00:00