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‘Crushing Indigenous hopes’: how the media reacted to voice referendum loss

Newspapers and broadcasters abroad and in Australia reflect on the defeat and ask what happens next

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

'Lies fuel racism': how the global media covered Australia's Voice to Parliament referendum

In recent days, news organisations around the world have sought to explain to global audiences both the Voice to Parliament referendum campaign and the result. The picture they have painted of Australia is not exactly flattering. The BBC, for example, described the win for the “no” side coming after a…

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023

Murdoch’s Herald Sun Has Cooked It Hard & Accidentally Printed The Wrong Referendum Result

The Herald Sun owned by Murdoch's News Corp, published the wrong referendum result after Saturday's 'No' vote on the Indigenous Voice.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 15, 2023

View from The Hill: Anthony Albanese promises to continue to 'advance reconciliation' despite sweeping defeat of referendum

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to continue to battle Indigenous disadvantage and promote reconciliation, in the wake of the sweeping defeat of his referendum to put a Voice in the Constitution.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2023

What do we mean by "terrorism"?

If the Hamas attack in Israel was terrorism — which it was — how do we describe the annual carnage in America?

Salon · Oct 14, 2023

Australia votes against creating an Indigenous panel to advise Parliament

Advocates for constitutional change in Australia said they were devastated by the defeat of a referendum that would have created a committee to offer advice on policies that affect Indigenous people.

WEKU · Oct 14, 2023

The failed referendum is a political disaster, but opportunity exists for those brave and willing to embrace it

October 14, 2023 will be remembered by many as the day reconciliation died.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2023

'Yes' campaigners take stock as referendum fails

A failure to secure a majority 'yes' vote has many Indigenous voice campaigners taking stock of what went wrong and what the future holds.

AAP · Oct 14, 2023

The political subjugation of First Nations peoples is no longer historical legacy

There has never been a decade without a significant Indigenous-led movement in Australia. These movements have centred on the reinstatement of Indigenous peoples’ rights as self-determining peoples, and demands for justice arising from our brutal dispossession and its contemporary fingerprints.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2023

Voice to Parliament referendum has been heavily defeated nationally and in all states

The Voice to Parliament referendum has failed convincingly after the ABC projected large victories for the “no” side in the national vote and all states.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2023