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

    What’s token about forcing the government of the day to take the optical damage from publicly dismissing the guidance of the official body representing indigenous community?

    There was nothing in the amendment stopping the government of the day from filling the official body representing the indigenous community with white mining magnates and skinhead nazis who all agree that all of the sacred indigenous sites should be mined.