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A royal commission won't help the abuse of Aboriginal kids. Indigenous-led solutions will

This article mentions violence towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children. There are also mentions of racial discrimination, sexual abuse, and death.

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Voters officially have final say on voice referendum

The writ for the 2023 referendum has been returned, formally confirming the result of the vote on enshrining and Indigenous advisory body into the constitution.

AAP

Warning over Indigenous custody deaths after voice fail

An Indigenous senator says the government shouldn't treat Aboriginal deaths in custody as a "side dish", urging them to fulfil royal commission recommendations.

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I've studied the art of losing a referendum: the Australian government could have learned from other countries on these key points

It has been billed as Australia’s Brexit – a vote that pitted the so-called elites against the masses. The issue in question was the “voice to parliament”, a consultative body that would have given the roughly 3% of the Australian population that is Indigenous a constitutional right to be consulted…

The Conversation

'We're out of touch': emotions high as councillor condemns Voice vote

'Council had the audacity to vote to support something where our residents didn't.'

Newcastle Herald

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

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

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'Wild' racism leaves doubt on Indigenous reconciliation

An Indigenous body is questioning how viable reconciliation is in Australia after racism "ran wild" through the voice to parliament referendum campaign.

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Indigenous voice campaigners lash referendum 'no' vote

After a week of silence, Indigenous voice campaigners have accused referendum 'no' voters of committing a "shameful act" in rejecting the constitutional change.

AAP

Indigenous leaders break silence after voice defeat

Aboriginal leaders say the voice referendum defeat represents an attempt to silence Indigenous people, but they will continue to fight for their rights.

AAP

How the voice was silenced, surviving an elephant attack, and culture wars of the Renaissance

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

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

Voters want to close Indigenous gap, despite lost voice

While Australians rejected a proposal for an Indigenous voice, the prime minister says voters still want the lives of First Nations people to improve.

AAP

NSW to review treaty consultation plan after voice referendum defeat

Exclusive: With Indigenous leaders ‘shell-shocked’, sources say there are a ‘lot of conversations’ in the Minns government about next step

The Guardian - AU

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

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Dutton accused of politicising Indigenous child abuse

The federal opposition has sought to pressure the government to hold a royal commission into sexual abuse in Indigenous communities following the voice defeat.

The Guardian - AU

Labor senator says Australians ‘will not let go’ of Indigenous reconciliation as Albanese under pressure to outline plan B

Government will regroup after speaking with Indigenous communities ‘about where too next’, Jana Stewart says

AAP

Government won't rush next steps after voice

The coalition has questioned the government's commitment to Indigenous people, as Labor lets community leaders digest the referendum result.

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.

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The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

Voice failure won't end progress on Indigenous issues

Progress on closing the gap for Indigenous people won't be impaired by the voice referendum failure, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

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Distrust, inequity, prejudice behind 'no' from the bush

Traditional conservatism and cost of living pressures played into the overwhelming 'no' vote from country Australia, political analysts say.

The Guardian - AU

Dutton and Marles send mixed signals over next step in reconciliation amid referendum fallout

Opposition leader says symbolic recognition in constitution is still Coalition policy but it will be ‘some time’ before a new referendum

Newcastle Herald

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

This vote should not have been held.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton fails to find support for audit of government’s Indigenous spending

Australia will repeat the mistakes of the past if government Indigenous expenditure is not audited, says opposition leader

The Guardian - AU

Majority of voters want Labor to support Indigenous Australians but are split on how: Guardian Essential poll

Only a third of respondents support a treaty in the wake of Saturday’s failed referendum

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