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.

  • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    It was a vote on whether one specific group of people based on race should have a say in parliament that no other race would have.

    A lot of people in Australia seen that as racist and a way to divide the population.

    Australians voted to remain in a system where everyone has an equal vote and voice in parliament.

    The headline is very obviously misleading and not what people who voted no actually thought.

    It’s important to note a lot of Aboriginals voted no and we’re campaigning for no. As such the left/internet whoever have jumped on the bandwagon about something they don’t understand.

    • dellish@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      You moron everyone else has a voice: it’s called the house of representatives. This was a body specifically to advise on indigenous issues, primarily because they live in remote communities and are therefore under-represented. A lot of money goes their way each year from the federal budget for purposes decided by old white men who live in cities, so why not have an indigenous body advise on where that money gets spent? Seems a lot less wasteful to me.

    • KeenFlame@feddit.nuEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      Your home is now mine and I just had a vote if you should have any say at all in anything. It failed. So you have no say. Move out tomorrow. Equal rights to everyone!