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Australians Vote 'No' in Historic Indigenous Rights Referendum

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Australians Vote 'No' in Historic Indigenous Rights Referendum
story
OCT 2023
Image copyright: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
story last updated OCT 2023

The Spin

Left narrative

Australia's First Nations people have endured generations of discrimination, exclusion, and outright theft. The referendum was a way to try and unite the country, but it failed due to a misinformation campaign that steered the debate away from the core issues. The result damages Australia's image in the world regarding how it treats Indigenous people.

Guardian

Right narrative

A Yes vote for the Indigenous Voice referendum — a distraction from achieving practical and positive outcomes — would have let politicians widely seen as untrustworthy to create the set of rules governing the body while dividing Australians along racial lines without actually reducing Indigenous disadvantage and marginalization.

American Spectator

Metaculus Prediction


Political split

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RIGHT

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