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By Eleanor Campbell for Nca Newswire

Australians have rejected a constitutional amendment that would have given Aboriginal people more say. A political scientist analyses the situation.

Exit polls suggest that the No vote has emerged victorious in a crucial parliamentary referendum in the Boothby electorate of South Australia. The close numbers show a slight majority of 50.8% for No and 49.2% for Yes. South Australia's small population but equal weight as a state made its votes valuable in the referendum. Uncertainty surrounding the proposed Voice and concerns about other issues such as the cost of living pressures influenced voters to vote No. However, the sample size of the exit polls is small, and Yes voters may still influence the outcome in this densely populated ar...

Sydney, Australia, Oct 14 (EFE).- Australians on Saturday roundly rejected an historic proposal to include an advisory body in the country’s constitution that would have formally recognized Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples. Preliminary results provided by the Australian Electoral Commission showed the No vote winning with 58.4%. Indigenous people represent …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered his highly anticipated keynote speech at the annual Garma festival, but significantly avoided any mention of a