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.
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.