Q: Below are some of the common reasons people have told us why they will be voting No at the referendum. Regardless of how you might vote, please read through them and tell us which ONE of these is the most persuasive for you.
| The Voice will divide the country by race, giving one group extra rights | |
| All voters | 22% |
| Yes voters | 8% |
| No voters | 33% |
| Soft voters | 12% |
| There is not enough detail about the Voice so we don’t know what we’re voting for | |
| All voters | 15% |
| Yes voters | 14% |
| No voters | 16% |
| Soft voters | 18% |
| Not all Indigenous people want this Voice, i.e. they cannot agree | |
| All voters | 8% |
| Yes voters | 10% |
| No voters | 6% |
| Soft voters | 10% |
| There are better and less costly ways of helping Indigenous people | |
| All voters | 6% |
| Yes voters | 5% |
| No voters | 8% |
| Soft voters | 9% |
| The Voice will not work to help Indigenous people on the ground | |
| All voters | 6% |
| Yes voters | 5% |
| No voters | 7% |
| Soft voters | 5% |
| This will lead to a bigger, extra layer of bureaucracy in Canberra | |
| All voters | 5% |
| Yes voters | 4% |
| No voters | 6% |
| Soft voters | 7% |
| We are making the Voice permanent without it being tested first | |
| All voters | 4% |
| Yes voters | 5% |
| No voters | 4% |
| Soft voters | 6% |
| The Voice will mean Indigenous people will have even more say over the use of land | |
| All voters | 4% |
| Yes voters | 5% |
| No voters | 4% |
| Soft voters | 3% |
| This is a step on the way to a treaty | |
| All voters | 3% |
| Yes voters | 6% |
| No voters | 1% |
| Soft voters | 5% |
| This Voice will mean more political and legal activism | |
| All voters | 3% |
| Yes voters | 2% |
| No voters | 4% |
| Soft voters | 2% |
| Unsure | |
| All voters | 6% |
| Yes voters | 9% |
| No voters | 5% |
| Soft voters | 18% |
| The Voice will divide the country by race, giving one group extra rights | 22% | 8% | 33% | 12% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is not enough detail about the Voice so we don’t know what we’re voting for | 15% | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Not all Indigenous people want this Voice, i.e. they cannot agree | 8% | 10% | 6% | 10% |
| There are better and less costly ways of helping Indigenous people | 6% | 5% | 8% | 9% |
| The Voice will not work to help Indigenous people on the ground | 6% | 5% | 7% | 5% |
| This will lead to a bigger, extra layer of bureaucracy in Canberra | 5% | 4% | 6% | 7% |
| We are making the Voice permanent without it being tested first | 4% | 5% | 4% | 6% |
| The Voice will mean Indigenous people will have even more say over the use of land | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| This is a step on the way to a treaty | 3% | 6% | 1% | 5% |
| This Voice will mean more political and legal activism | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| Unsure | 6% | 9% | 5% | 18% |
