My father, John Ramsland, thoughtfully wrote an opinion piece Notes on the Referendum: For Harmony you must use both black and white keys (Herald, 9/9). His conclusion was ultimately that a "no" result would result in despair: a "no" result would represent a hopeless impediment to reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
I hold a different position, although no doubt there will be many people upset with the result of the referendum either way.
