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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.

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[–] Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Thanks to the media shovelling fear, misinformation and lies into our minds. I blame Facebook, Twitter and Murdoch for this one.

The conspiracy theories around this issue were fucking wild. Ranging from the UN taking control of our government, to abolishing all land ownership and giving them the right to have your home demolished, to some bizarre thing about the pope or some shit.

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[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Disappointing, to say the least.

[–] MooseBoys@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

The preview image looks like the lady on the right just let loose the most foul stench imaginable and the other two are being forced to deal with it.

[–] fiat_lux@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yet again, I'm sorry. And yet again, that's not enough.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Australian Brexit moment. Some "action committees" with questionable financial sources managed to manipulate public opinion.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 9 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


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

The defeat will be seen by Indigenous advocates as a blow to what has been a hard fought struggle to progress reconciliation and recognition in modern Australia, with First Nations people continuing to suffer discrimination, poorer health and economic outcomes.

Nationwide support for the voice was hovering at about 40% in the week before the vote, with coverage of the campaign being overshadowed by the outbreak of war in the Middle East in the crucial final days.

The failure of Australia’s previous referendum in 1999 – to become a republic and acknowledge Indigenous ownership – was seen to have failed because it put forward a specific model to voters.

It weathered accusations that it championed the voice push while failing to deliver tangible improvements for citizens facing cost of living pressures and a housing crisis hurt the yes side.

Opposition also emerged from the far left of progressive politics and a minority of grassroots Indigenous activists, who rejected the voice while calling for more significant reconciliation measures, including a treaty with Aboriginal Australians.


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[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It would have made more sense to just legislate an advisory body to parliament as envisioned and planned, to show people: see, it's literally just an advisory body with no veto or other legislative power, and then put it to a refenedum to enshrine it in the constitution afterwards.

Would have given the no campaign less space. "If you don't know, vote no" would have had less traction.

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