Indigenous campaigners have written an open letter criticising referendum result.
Indigenous campaigners who wanted Australia to create an advisory body representing its most disadvantaged ethnic minority have said its rejection in a constitutional referendum was a “shameful act”.
The unsigned letter, which said it was written by Indigenous leaders, community members and organisations, said: “The truth is that the majority of Australians have committed a shameful act whether knowingly or not and there is nothing positive to be interpreted from it.”Indigenous leader Sean Gordon said he was one of the many people who had drafted the letter.
He said: “The Australian people always get the answer right and the government absolutely accepts the result of the referendum, so we will not be moving forward with constitutional recognition.” “Australians on referendum day, they did not vote no to uniting Indigenous people, they did not vote no to better outcomes for our most disadvantaged. What Australians voted no to was Mr Albanese,” she said.
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