On Saturday October 14,a majority of Australians voted No to the Voice to parliament referendum.
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There was a clear divide between Australia’s inner-city suburbs and the regions. Here are some of the major trends and results from around the country.
As millions of Australians cast their vote on Saturday,my concern was how I’d explain the nation’s decision to my kids if the Voice was rejected. I am now faced with this reality.
Political combat overtakes rationality and,regrettably,it easily overwhelms innate human goodwill.
Australia is the loser from a bruising debate that gave voters an “all or nothing” choice and squandered the chance for a unifying resolution on Indigenous recognition.
Noel Pearson likened Indigenous Australians’ push for justice to a mouse taking on an elephant. On Saturday night,the mouse got squashed.
A central argument of the Voice referendum was the attitude of Indigenous Australians to the question. Voting booth data shows they backed Yes in large numbers.
Analysis of every Sydney seat shows the electorate responded to the Voice referendum in wildly different ways.
The highest “yes” vote in the country was recorded at Carlton North Primary school. But travel west 476 kilometres to the small town of Underbool and it is a different story.
No campaigners including Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Nyunggai Warren Mundine emerged as persuasive public figures.