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Brooke Blurton has thrown her support behind the controversial Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal during an interview on ABC News Breakfast on Thursday.
The former social worker-turned-reality star, a Noongar-Yamatji woman, said she fully supports the measure, which would see a constitutional change allowing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to provide advice to Federal Parliament.
When host Lisa Millar asked for her thoughts on the proposal, Blurton said: 'I've been a huge advocate for the Voice.'
Brooke Blurton (pictured) has thrown her support behind the controversial Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal during an interview on ABC News Breakfast on Thursday
While she acknowledged there is some 'uncertainty' about 'what the Voice looks like', she believes it is nonetheless essential.
'It's really important for First Nations people to have their own voice and say on decisions that are made for them,' she added.
Blurton, who rose to fame on The Bachelor in 2018 before appearing on Bachelor in Paradise and The Bachelorette, said the proposal would help facilitate that.
The former social worker-turned-reality star, a Noongar-Yamatji woman, said she fully supports the measure, which would see a constitutional change allowing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to provide advice to Federal Parliament
'I feel like the Voice will help push that. I feel like I have been part of the conversation and been campaigning for it,' she said.
Brooke believes the uncertainly around the proposal stems from a lack of 'knowledge' and 'education' on the subject, but said she is happy to 'have the conversation'.
She also acknowledged the diverse opinions within the First Nations community.
The first ad promoting a 'yes' vote in the upcoming referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament was released in September
The first ad for the proposal, which aired last month, made an emotional pitch for everyday Australians to 'make right' the injustice that First Nations People have 'no say in matters that affect them'.
The ad features Pitjantjatjara and Nyungar playwright and actor Trevor Jamieson talking to a group of seated Indigenous children in an outback setting about the historic nature of the Voice.
The ad plays out as if a groundswell of support was received for the change, as Trevor tells how the historic moment was achieved.
The ad stars Pitjantjatjara and Nyungar playwright and actor Trevor Jamieson as the 'storyteller' speaking about how the historic proposal was passed
The ad finishes with a caption of the new campaign's tagline, 'History is calling,' and a last pitch to 'Vote Yes for a First Nations Voice to Parliament'.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney has provided detail on what areas the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament would cover and how it would work.
Ms Burney said the body would advise parliament on issues that directly effect Indigenous people and would
