NOONGAR ACTIVIST MEGAN KRAKOUER BACKS 'YES' VOTE ON VOICE

BY GERARD MAZZA

Megan Krakouer. Credit: Supplied.

Mineng Noongar activist Megan Krakouer has announced she will now support a ‘Yes’ vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum.

Ms Krakouer, who is a Director of the National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project, had previously been a high-profile ‘progressive No’ campaigner.

Ms Krakouer said a well-implemented Voice to Parliament could represent people who often go unheard.

“It’s been a really long and difficult process to get where I have,” Ms Krakouer said.

“The main reason [I’ve changed my mind] is because I don’t want to see any more of our people dying. I don’t want to see parents burying children. I don’t want to see Department of Child Protection in the lives of our First Nations people without giving them a fair go and providing support.”

Listen to an interview with Ms Krakouer to learn more: