Australia voting for the referendum on Aboriginal rights: towards the victory of the “no”

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Australia voting for the referendum on Aboriginal rights: towards the victory of the “no”



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THE VOTE

  • Voting is underway in Australia for the historic referendum on the rights and recognition of indigenous citizens. The vote, involving nearly 18 million citizens, takes place 235 years after British settlement, 61 years after Aboriginal Australians were granted the right to vote and 15 years after the Prime Minister apologized for the damage caused by decades of government policies, including the forced removal of children from indigenous families

The demonstrations




epa10918122 Voters wait in long queues outside the voting center at Docklands Library in Melbourne, Australia 14 October 2023. Australians will participate in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether Indigenous people will be recognized in the country's constitution through the establishment of a new parliament advisory board. EPA/CON CHRONIS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

  • Australians are being asked to vote for or against constitutional changes to recognize indigenous peoples for the first time and create an advisory body to consider laws affecting these communities

Aboriginal people protest against the monarchy




epa10918129 A local cast his vote inside a voting center at Bondi Beach and Bondi Surf Life Saving Club in Sydney, Australia 14 October 2023. Australians will participate in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether Indigenous people will be acknowledged in the country's constitution through the establishment of a new parliamentary advisory board. EPA/TOBY ZERNA AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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THE “Yes”

  • If the ‘yes’ vote passes, indigenous Australians, whose people have lived on the continent for 65,000 years, will have the right to be consulted by Parliament and the government on laws that affect their communities




epa10918030 People watch on as Senator Lidia Thorpe speaks to media outside the voting center at Reservoir in Melbourne, Australia, 14 October 2023. Australians will participate in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether Indigenous people will be acknowledged in the country's constitution through the establishment of a new parliamentary advisory board. EPA/CON CHRONIS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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“VOICE”

  • The referendum in fact proposes to establish a consultative body, called ‘Voce’, capable of representing indigenous populations in the national Parliament. The body, which would include Indigenous representatives from each of Australia’s six states and two territories, voted on by their local Indigenous voters, was developed and approved by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders in 2017




epa10917982 Campaign signs are seen outside the voting center at Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 14 October 2023. Australians will participate in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether Indigenous people will be acknowledged in the country's constitution through the establishment of a new parliamentary advisory board. EPA/MICK TSIKAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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THE WORDS OF ALBANESE

  • Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who had included the referendum among his campaign commitments for the May 2022 election, said he was confident of a positive result. The failure of the referendum could have side effects on the country’s political structure




epa10917977 'No' volunteers are seen outside the voting center at Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 14 October 2023. Australians will participate in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether Indigenous people will be recognized in the country's constitution through the establishment of a new parliamentary advisory board. EPA/MICK TSIKAS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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COUNTRYSIDE

  • The election campaign exposed deep rifts between the country’s white majority and the descendants of its first inhabitants




epa10918006 A 'vote yes' volunteer is seen at a voting center in Brisbane, Australia, 14 October 2023. Australians will participate in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether Indigenous people will be acknowledged in the country's constitution through the establishment of a new parliamentary advisory board. EPA/JONO SEARLE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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PROPAGANDA

  • The vote fueled campaigns of disinformation, propaganda and hatred against a group of 984 thousand citizens – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – equal to 3.8% of the Australian population




epa10918012 A volunteer cooks sausages at a voting center in Brisbane, Australia, 14 October 2023. Australians will participate in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether Indigenous people will be recognized in the country's constitution through the establishment of a new parliamentary advisory board. EPA/JONO SEARLE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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TOWARDS VICTORY OF NO

  • The partial results suggest that voters are ready to reject the reforms. With 45% of the votes counted, the “No” campaign is in fact leading the “Yes” campaign, stuck at 43%.




epa10918078 Voters stand in line at a voting center in West End, inner Brisbane, Australia, 14 October 2023. Australians will participate in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether Indigenous people will be acknowledged in the country's constitution through the establishment of a new parliamentary advisory board. EPA/JONO SEARLE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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THE INTERVENTION FROM ULURU

  • Speaking from the sacred Aboriginal site of Uluru, a giant red monolith in central Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tried to convince skeptical voters to enshrine the recognition of indigenous populations in the Constitution




epa10918090 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Yes campaigners and voters during a to visit a polling booth in Dapto, Wollongong, Australia, 14 October 2023. Australians will participate in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether Indigenous people will be acknowledged in the country's constitution through the establishment of a new parliamentary advisory board. EPA/DEAN LEWINS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

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“THE BEST OF AUSTRALIA”

  • “What I want to see is the best of Australia. We are a great multicultural success story,” Albanese told public broadcaster ABC



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