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High profile domestic and international musicians and actors are starting to mobilise support for a Yes vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. Those pushing to squash the referendum are confident they are in the lead but a prominent former prime minister leading the 'No' campaign has faced public heckling while casting his ballot.

Australians are soon set to vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum on October the 14th. But how much do people from migrant communities know about the Voice as they head into the polls? Community leaders say some multicultural Australians are still unsure about how they will vote and what information they can trust.

After more than 100 years being stored in a museum in England, eleven ancestral remains are being returned to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia. Community representatives travelled to Oxford where the remains have been held at the University's Museum of Natural History.

Across the nation, voting in the once-in-a-generation referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has entered its second day. While the No campaign is promising to investigate how federal money is being spent, a new poll has given those pushing for constitutional change hope there is still time to secure a Yes result

Early voting about an Indigenous voice in Parliament has started in the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia, with New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and South Australia starting on Tuesday. As polls show a potential No victory, campaigns are continuing strongly across the country.

A unique Indigenous storytelling festival has begun, showcasing the experiences of First Nations People. The Yellamundie Festival is a platform for performers to connect, learn, and share their stories in their own way.

It has been another busy day for the Yes campaign, with prominent supporters and parliamentarians rallying and flyering across the country for a Yes vote. Following No Campaigner Warren Mundine's speech at the National Press Club on Tuesday, Wednesday was Yes campaigner Noel Pearson's turn to address journalists in Canberra.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) says it has been battling an increase in misinformation and threats ahead of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum on October 14. But the AEC says enrolment numbers are strong, with the highest number of voters ever to take part.

The Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says many First Nations people are distressed and disgusted by her political opponent's comments on the arrival of British settlers. But No Campaign leader and Opposition Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been praised by the Opposition Leader as "brave" after she asserted there were no negative impacts from colonisation.

Accusations of misinformation and lies are being thrown around on both sides of the campaign around an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. It comes as AFL Legend Michael Long finished a 19-day walk from Melbourne to Canberra to garner support for the 'yes' campaign.