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A pollster who forecast the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum result with uncanny accuracy has pinpointed six reasons the Yes campaign was handed a thumping loss.

The referendum for an Aboriginal Voice to Parliament failed; nationally, Yes for the Voice garnered 40 per cent of the vote, while the No secured a clear majority of 60 per cent.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been urged by economists and business leaders to turn his focus onto the cost-of-living crisis after the failure of the Voice referendum.

Peter Dutton has appeared to walk back a promise to recognise Indigenous Australians in the Constitution, saying people are "over the referendum process".

CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee, the deputy prime minister said on Sunday.

Asked about another referendum on Indigenous recognition, opposition leader says Australians won’t want that ‘for some time’

The prime minister and his government have been criticised over the failed referendum for an Indigenous Voice as parliament resumes. But politicians from both major parties are pledging a renewed focus on closing the Indigenous disadvantage gap.

The senator said her father, David Price, had an egg thrown at him during a TV interview while her parents’ Alice Springs home had paint thrown at it.

The "No" campaign won the referendum by muddying, misrepresenting, contradicting and lying about what the Voice is and its consequences, writes Dr Victoria Fielding.