SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday issued an emotional, final-day plea to salvage a landmark referendum on Indigenous peoples' rights, his voice trembling as he told voters: "kindness costs nothing."

On Saturday, Australians will decide whether to recognize First Nations peoples for the first time in the 1901 constitution and create an Indigenous advisory body — a so-called Voice — for policies that affect their communities.

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