Voice to parliament referendum fails in defeat that Indigenous advocates will see as a blow to progress towards reconciliation

Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in its constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues.

Saturday’s voice to parliament referendum failed, with the defeat clear shortly after polls closed.

  • WhirlybirdEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Lets not sugar coat it, it’s a black day on our nation’s history.

    It’s really not. We voted against something that we thought was a shit idea. If it was just about recognizing indigenous people as the original owners of the land etc it would have passed with flying colours. The government tried to bundle it with a vague and shitty proposal though, and in the process lost the recognition.