So is was this broadly do to discomfort over the implementation? I’m sure there were plenty of people who voted no because they feel like the Aboriginals already get enough special treatment, as there would be here.
It was broadly due to a consitutional reform (no small thing) that was not made clear to the public. It was a piecemeal attempt to assuage part of the Uluru Statement From the Heart, but it was very poorly executed. 40% of First Nations people voted against it, which shows it was never about race, but about poor execution of a referendum. We have a long way to go as a nation to repair the past, and Australians voted that this constitutional reform was not something we need in order for reparations to occur.
So is was this broadly do to discomfort over the implementation? I’m sure there were plenty of people who voted no because they feel like the Aboriginals already get enough special treatment, as there would be here.
It was broadly due to a consitutional reform (no small thing) that was not made clear to the public. It was a piecemeal attempt to assuage part of the Uluru Statement From the Heart, but it was very poorly executed. 40% of First Nations people voted against it, which shows it was never about race, but about poor execution of a referendum. We have a long way to go as a nation to repair the past, and Australians voted that this constitutional reform was not something we need in order for reparations to occur.