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.

  • @LemmysMum
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    31 year ago

    The result - keep the status quo.

    I feel like the result was different from my perspective.

    The result - stop planless virtue signalling and prevent the government sweeping the real issue under the rug with a token gesture.

    • @[email protected]
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      01 year ago

      I probably didn’t articulate it well but “planless virtue signalling” is exactly what I meant - I suppose when it’s clearly planless (if well-intentioned) it’s easy for reactionaries to reframe what it’s really about, since the populace is ignorant but generally tired of being told how to think and why things ‘must’ change.