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.

  • Mossy Feathers (She/They)English
    9•1 year ago

    Iirc it was a very popular idea when it was first proposed, but a bunch of right-wingers spent a shitton of money spreading misinformation which swung it towards being unpopular.

    Once again, the right-wing is responsible for being garbage people.

    • @themajesticdodoEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      60% of the country voted against it. Your attribution of this to the media alone is juvenile.

      • Mossy Feathers (She/They)English
        6•1 year ago

        Bruh, over the past 6-7 years we’ve been shown time and time again how incredibly powerful media manipulation is, both when it comes to traditional media and social media. Seriously?