evidence: A pervasive myth alleging that Indigenous Australians were once classified by authorities as flora and fauna has resurfaced as the Voice to Parliament referendum approaches. In a number of recent posts shared to social media, users have claimed that Indigenous people were governed — prior to the 1967 referendum — under a "flora and fauna act". [...] "[Aboriginal people] were discriminated against in other ways, not by being part of the flora and fauna act," Professor McGregor said.