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Spotlight on Australia's indigenous population as the Voice is defeated

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 15 Oct 2023, 6:13PM
A polling place volunteer, left, assists a woman at a polling place in Redfern as Australians cast their final votes in Sydney, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo / AP
A polling place volunteer, left, assists a woman at a polling place in Redfern as Australians cast their final votes in Sydney, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Photo / AP

Spotlight on Australia's indigenous population as the Voice is defeated

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 15 Oct 2023, 6:13PM

There’s confidence that indigenous rights aren't dead-in-the-water in Australia after the Voice referendum was defeated. 

It sought to change the constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia, by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. 

All states voted no, with ACT the only region to vote yes. 

Australian Correspondent Murray Olds said that despite the result, the spotlight is on the situation for indigenous people. 

He says there are gaps everywhere, including when it comes to health, education, housing, employment, justice, and safety. 

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