Linda Burney calls on Australia to keep listening to First Nations people, while Warren Mundine says result is ‘not a celebration’
Prominent Australians and campaigners from each side have responded after voters rejected theThe result was clear soon after polls closed in eastern states and on Saturday evening the nation began processing what the defeat meant and discussing a path forward for reconciliation.“It will be at least two generations before Australians are capable of putting their colonial hatreds behind them and acknowledging that we exist.
“And while yes and no voters may hold differences of opinion, these opinions of difference do not diminish a love for our country or our regard for each other. This is the referendum that Australia did not need to have. The proposal and the process should have been designed to unite Australians, not to divide us.”“For many, today is a day of sadness. This result is not what we hoped for.
“We need to focus our efforts to where our marginalised exist, and we need to listen to their voices.”Torres Strait Islander woman and director of Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition “But one thing that is not changed by tonight is that we’re the First Peoples of this country that our enjoyment of justice and human rights in Australia, the levels of disadvantage, are not acceptable. So now we’re left with the status quo and we’re left with a huge disappointment. But one of the things we will know is that perhaps six to eight million Australians are with us on this journey now.”“We made it quite clear from the beginning, it’s not a celebration.
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