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Australian referendum on constitutional recognition for Indigenous people fails
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Australian voters on Saturday rejected the Voice to Parliament referendum, which would have paved the way for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and other Indigenous Australians.
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When it comes to Indigenous affairs, Australian voters' opinions are complicated
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Australian referendum on constitutional recognition for Indigenous people fails
Australian voters look set to reject greater rights and recognition for Aboriginal citizens on Saturday, in a bitterly fought referendum that has rekindled the country's long history of racial strife.
The decline in support for the Voice after initial strong polling demonstrates settlers are resistant to the idea of Indigenous peoples as a collective subject entitled to a unified Voice.
Australians are poised to reject greater rights and recognition for Indigenous citizens Saturday, voting in a referendum that has exposed deep fissures between the country's white majority and the descendants…
The Voice to Parliament would have been an Indigenous advisory body that could weigh in on laws affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Roughly six in 10 voters voted against the proposal.
Advocates for constitutional change in Australia said they were devastated by the defeat of a referendum that would have created a committee to offer advice on policies that affect Indigenous people.
Australians have roundly rejected greater rights for Indigenous citizens, scuppering plans to amend the country's 122-year-old constitution after a divisive and racially-tinged referendum campaign.
Australian voters on Saturday rejected the Voice to Parliament referendum, which would have paved the way for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and other Indigenous Australians.
Australians have voted in a referendum against enshrining in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives.
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — With a two-letter word, Australians struck down the first attempt at constitutional change in 24 years, a move experts say will inflict lasting damage on First Nations people and suspend any hopes of modernizing the nation’s founding document.
Bipartisan support regarded as essential in Australia for successfully changing the constitution never emerged, and Indigenous leaders were divided on the idea.
The Voice to Parliament would be an Indigenous advisory body that could weigh in on laws affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Ahead of the vote, polls show the "No" vote had a comfortable lead.
Australians have roundly rejected greater rights for Indigenous citizens, ending plans to amend the country's 122-year-old constitution after a divisive and racially tinged referendum campaign
CANBERRA, Australia >> Australians voted in a referendum today against enshrining in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that affect their lives.
The rejection of the constitutional amendment reflects deep divisions over how best to address the legacy of colonialism and improve the lives of the nation’s first inhabitants.
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