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Senator Lidia Thorpe speaks to the media outside the voting centre during The Voice referendum at Reservoir in Melbourne, Australia. Australia voted ‘No’ in the referendum. (Image: Reuters)
Australia did not vote in favour for a change in the constitution which would have recognised the rights of Australia’s indigenous peoples.
Three leading advocates for constitutional change in Australia conceded defeat on Saturday in a referendum that would have created an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Australian Broadcasting Corp. said based on early vote counting that the states of New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and South Australia have rejected the amendment that would have created an Indigenous committee to advise Parliament and the government on issues that affect Australia’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority.
The Voice needs majorities in each of at least four of the six states as well as a national majority for the referendum to pass.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Associated Press)
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