Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/14/australia-rejects-proposal-to-recognise-aboriginal-people-in-constitution

Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution

Voice to parliament referendum fails in defeat that Indigenous advocates will see as a blow to progress towards reconciliation

Elias Visontay
Sat 14 Oct 2023 04.53 EDT

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.

To succeed, the yes campaign – advocating for the voice – needed to secure a double majority, meaning it needed both a majority of the national vote, as well majorities in four of Australia’s six states.

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.

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[Martin68]

1. I believe New Zealand also nixed a proposal to give aboriginal New Zealanders more control over the

use of water resources

[PlutosHeart]

2. Look up the

Atlas Group based out of Washington DC which is a conservative think tanks that aims to defeat these hopes. They are doing so in Canada as well as did do so in Australia.