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Australians' rejection of the Indigenous Voice in constitutional vote is shameful, supporters say

Indigenous campaigners who wanted Australia to create an advisory body representing its most disadvantaged ethnic minority say its rejection in a constitutional referendum was a “shameful act.”

The Independent UK

Indigenous Leaders Have Broken Their Silence On The Voice Referendum Result In Open Letter

The outcome was called "appalling and mean-spirited".

Pedestrian.tv

Cessnock deserves a passenger train service

Hunter must support saving Cessnock rail service.

Newcastle Herald

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Missed opportunity: On the Australia referendum on giving voice to Indigenous peoples

In the broader arc of history, Australia has missed the chance to take forward the conversation on building a more harmonious future for all Australians

The Hindu

'Nonsensical'? Mr Minns, a five-year Supercars extension is madness

'This electorate ... can no longer be taken for granted'

Newcastle Herald

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm

The National Anti-Corruption Commission the other day issued its weekly statement about its work program. The government legislated for the NACC late last year, it began operations on July 1, and it’s now going full steam.

The Conversation

Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic

Australia's failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation's constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III

The Independent UK

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Crunching the numbers on Newcastle container terminal's viability

Letters: How the port's case stacks up.

Newcastle Herald

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kim Beazley on Albanese's US trip, Biden in the Middle East, and the Voice's defeat

The prime minister heads to Washington next week for a state visit. Talks between Anthony Albanese and President Joe Biden will canvass progress on implementing the AUKUS agreement, Ukraine, China and the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, and of course the Middle East crisis. Biden will have just returned from…

The Conversation

The Voice campaign showed Labor's strategy for countering right-wing populism is in disarray

On election night, a triumphant Anthony Albanese declared Labor was committed to the Uluru statement from the Heart “in full”, thereby including establishing an Indigenous Voice.

The Conversation

Voice referendum was never most voters' top priority, was it?

'Just maybe they might all get the message'

Newcastle Herald

Voters rejected voice not truth telling and treaty at referendum, Labor MPs say

Graham Perrett and Michelle Ananda-Rajah note specifics of referendum rejection as Marion Scrymgour pushes for recognition in other ways

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous Australians supported Voice referendum by large margins; Labor retains large Newspoll lead

With 79% of enrolled voters counted nationally, “no” has won the Voice referendum by a 60.7–39.3 margin. “No” has easily won in every state and territory except the ACT.

The Conversation

A pattern emerges when you look how each ACT booth voted on the Voice

See how votes differ across the ACT, and which areas chose 'no'.

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Inside Canberra's most strongly 'no' voting community

This suburb bucked the ACT trend. Residents explain why.

Newcastle Herald

I campaigned for 'no', but there's no joy in this referendum win

This vote should not have been held.

Pedestrian.tv

It Certainly Seems The No Campaign Took Advantage Of Migrant Communities’ Distrust Of The Govt

"We knew that the migrant community is 50 per cent of Australia, either born overseas or their parents have been born overseas. We deliberately target[ed] that group."

The Guardian - AU

People who watched Sky News more likely to have voted no in referendum, survey finds

Research conducted in the final week of the campaign gauged what people were thinking when they took to the ballot box

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Newcastle Herald

'Gutted': we voted down the Voice to Parliament , so what comes next?

OH NO: Scare tactics and 'complete and utter BS' sink referendum

Newcastle Herald

It's time to start planning for natural disasters before they strike

'For an intelligent species we aren't so clever.'

The Conversation

View from The Hill: There is a way forward to tackle Indigenous disadvantage after referendum defeat

Amid the bitter blame game following the rout of the government’s Voice referendum, there’s mostly agreement on one point. Australia must address more effectively the appalling disadvantage suffered by many of its Indigenous citizens.

Al Jazeera

Indigenous Australians call for ‘week of silence’ after referendum failure

Mourning, calls for truth-telling after Australians vote no to giving Indigenous people more political representation.

The Conversation

How did the media perform on the Voice referendum? Let's talk about truth-telling and impartiality

The rules by which politics are conducted have changed dramatically, especially since the rise of Trumpism. Yet the professional mass media continue to cover politics in ways that are no longer fit for purpose.

The Conversation

Voice referendum results point to shifting faultlines in Australian politics

It was Martin Luther King Jr, prophet and martyr of the civil rights movement in the United States, who famously remarked, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice”. Yet there are times when justice seems to become more distant rather than closer.

Newcastle Herald

Knights legend questions nation's attitude to Indigenous people

The Hunter's indigenous community is reeling after the Voice referendum defeat.

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