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.

  • LemmysMum@lemmy.worldEnglish
    913·
    11 months ago

    I don’t give a shit which side of history you want to fall on, no democratic society can be expected to make a cognizant decision without knowledge. I want for our Aboriginal people’s to have as much support as they deserve, however making a constitutional change before you write the plan is fucking ignorant.

    I might vote Labor, but I don’t support aggrivated ignorance, lack of conviction, and poorly thought out attempts at virtue signalling without putting any real weight behind it. If you want to act like you’re want to make a change, prove it by coming up with a plan before you choose to start the plan. I want to see real change for our Aboriginal ancestors, not sweeping the real issue under the rug with a token gesture.

    I’ve got a better idea than the voice, liquidate the Australian billionaires who raped our country for it’s resources for profit and give those proceeds to groups dedicated to improving indigenous people’s situation, and even that is a more cohesive plan than what was put forward.

    • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      101·
      11 months ago

      Sorry mate, this is basically a misunderstanding of the process.

      For example, the constitution empowers the government to raise taxes. The constitution doesn’t include any “plan” for raising taxes, it’s up to our elected representatives to argue over the best way to do that and write and maintain legislation to do that.

      This was a question to the Australian people as to whether you / we wanted parliament to develop a plan, and maintain that plan as society evolves in the decades to come.

      liquidate the Australian billionaires who raped our country for it’s resources for profit and give those proceeds to groups dedicated to improving indigenous people’s situation

      I also disagree on this I’m sorry. I mean yeah we need to address the lack of royalties being charged for our resources and IDGAF what happens to billionaires, but it’s well established fact that money can not solve this problem. Sure any actions will require some amount of money, but just giving money to indigenous corps in and of itself does not solve inequality.

      • LemmysMum@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        11 months ago

        Sorry mate, this is basically a misunderstanding of the process.

        That’s exactly my point. Can’t expect a democratic population to vote on a lack of information.