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A Papua New Guinean academic based in Australia says a "no" vote outcome in the Voice referendum on Saturday will be a setback for Australia's country-to-country and people-to-people relations in the Pacific.
In a nutshell the government is asking the Australian people whether they agree to recognising the First Peoples of Australia in the Constitution by establishing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Some Pacific leaders have voiced a keen interest in the outcome of the vote saying it would have an impact on how Australia is viewed as a country in the region.
The University of Canberra's Dr Bal Kama is a practicing lawyer and adjunct assistant professor at the Faculty of Business, Government and Law.
He spoke with RNZ Pacific Editor, Koroi Hawkins who began by asking where the Pacific's interest in Australia's referendum stems from.
