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.

  • SeaJ@lemm.eeEnglish
    234·
    1 year ago

    So the No side’s campaign was one of deliberately not educating people? To me that just says that people educated on the subject are voting Yes.

    While that may be an absurdly simple slogan, it is also absurdly stupid.

      • Ilandar@aussie.zoneEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        I don’t understand why the media is so desperate to frame the result around cost of living. It was clearly about education.

    • Cypher@aussie.zoneEnglish
      92·
      1 year ago

      The only Territory to vote yes, out of all our States and Territories, was the Australian Capital Territory which is the most educated and most involved with governance.

    • Elliemac@aussie.zoneEnglish
      512·
      1 year ago

      The ‘No’ campaign was largely nonexistent. The ‘Yes’ campaign was enough reason to vote ‘No’. And the ‘No’ voters are just as educated as ‘Yes’ voters. It’s just that some people can’t understand why other people would disagree with them.

      • ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Some are educated, some are racist - no reason they can’t be both.

        It’s easy to understand ignorance and racism.

        (There’s a third option, and that’s for the mining magnates like Clive who want less complaining about digging up sacred sites)