On recognition alone, the Voice might have passed
Had the Voice referendum been confined to indigenous recognition, it might have passed, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Had the Voice referendum been confined to indigenous recognition, it might have passed, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"The support we Canberrans have shown for a national Voice suggests a collective concern about the egregious failure of the ACT government to any meaningful response to the needs of the local Aboriginal community," writes JON STANHOPE.
After a week of silence, indigenous Voice campaigners have accused referendum "no" voters of committing a "shameful act" in rejecting the constitutional change.
Aboriginal leaders say the Voice referendum defeat represents an attempt to silence indigenous people, but they will continue to fight for their rights.