WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE VOICE REFERENDUM
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"On October 14, you are not being asked to vote for a political party, or for a person. You're being asked to vote for an idea. To say 'yes' to an idea whose time has come" - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
"Voting 'no' leads nowhere. It means nothing changes. Voting 'no' closes the door on this opportunity to move forward" - Mr Albanese
"Today we sit down next to our ancestors and make the right decision" - Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority board member Major Sumner
"There are Liberals across the country, like me, who support this because we want to see better outcomes, less wastage and real results" - Liberal MP Bridget Archer
"There will be no 'maybe' box on the ballot paper. It is either 'yes' or 'no'. Yes for doing what is right, or 'no' for continuing the wrongs of the past" - Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young
"This is a referendum, this is not an election ... it is about the people voting with their heads but also voting with their heart" - former AFL great Michael Long
"On October 14, together we can bend the arc of history a little further towards justice by voting YES" - former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull
"I'll be voting no, but with a heavy heart ... because I do want to see reconciliation" - Liberal deputy leader Sussan Ley
"This is an elite concept, an elite experiment that people in remote communities are completely detached from" - Northern Territory coalition senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
"No issue would be beyond its reach. It risks legal challenges and delays. The High Court would ultimately decide its powers" - Opposition Leader Peter Dutton
"We've been listening intently to Aboriginal people for many decades" - Former prime minister Tony Abbott
Australian Associated Press
