Thousands rally across Australia in support of Indigenous reform

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia June 19, 2023. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas via REUTERS/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Thousands rallied in Australia on Sunday to back a campaign to recognise the country's Indigenous people in the constitution ahead of a referendum later this year, after a recent dip in support for the change.

The referendum, likely to be held between October and December, seeks to amend the constitution and establish an advisory body, called the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a direct say in policies that impact them.