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Australia has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give greater political rights to Indigenous people in a referendum. All six states voted No to a proposal to amend the constitution to recognise First Nations people and create a body for them to advise the government. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said defeat was hard: "When you aim high, sometimes you fall short. We understand and respect that we have." Opposition leader Peter …

The haves voted to share their wealth, the have-nots wanted someone to notice them, too.

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says his government will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee

Australians have rejected a referendum creating an indigenous advocacy committee in its parliament in Canberra.

SYDNEY: Australians have roundly rejected greater rights for Indigenous citizens, scuppering plans to amend the country’s 122-year-old constitution after a divisive and racially-tinged referendum campaign.

The Voice to Parliament referendum was defeated by over 60% of Australian voters

The nation as a whole is tending to the wounds caused by months of brutal debate.

More than 60 per cent of Australians voted No in referendum

A national anti-racism framework, a Human Rights Act and discrimination law could all do a lot of good, especially for Indigenous Australians

‘The only thing we ask is that each and every Australian who voted in this election reflect hard’