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.

  • DojanEnglish
    42•1 year ago

    Honestly don’t know if that latter bit is true. We manage to be absolutely atrocious to the indigenous population without third parties meddling. I don’t think there’s a single native population that hasn’t been mistreated; had their culture and names taken away, sent for reeducation, eugenics, and so on, so forth.

    • @AngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Sudan Ethiopia and Thailand, IIRC. There’s one African nation, and one SEA nation that never got colonized.

      Edit: I didn’t remember correctly

    • @fruitleatherpostcard@lemm.eeEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      I agree but at the same time in this modern age of ‘social media’ I am certain that the people who said openly that they wanted to take down The West, are doing so.