In this special episode, Noel Pearson makes the case for voting Yes on October 14 – and says a ‘soft no’ could become a powerful Yes vote.

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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.