/ 23 October 2023

Indigenous leaders are back online

A marcher holds a flag as he protests for Aboriginal rights on Australia Day at Parliament House in Canberra, Sunday, January 26, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
A marcher holds a flag as he protests for Aboriginal rights on Australia Day at Parliament House in Canberra, Sunday, January 26, 2020. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Following a week of silence to consider the referendum result that saw 60% of Aussie voters vote ‘No’ to a Voice to Parliament, Indigenous leaders say they will “continue to fight to seek justice for our peoples”. They have penned an open letter for PM Albanese that was made public last night, although it is unsigned, so it’s unclear who supports the statement. We point that out because reports say there was division within the group over the statement. “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,” the statement says. And they point to a big factor in the ‘No’ result – the lack of bipartisan support. “While I appreciate the disappointment by some Indigenous leaders for ‘Yes’, this was a democratically determined outcome the country made,” Nationals leader David Littleproud said.

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