Voice debacle driven by ego-obsessed pollies ‘desperate for a legacy’ must never happen again

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The verdict that has been delivered by Australians in the Voice referendum at the weekend is much more than the rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment.

It is a rejection, after much public scrutiny, of the separatist idea which has informed Indigenous policy for decades that liberal democracy can’t work for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Warren Mundine, the prominent No campaigner, has consistently reiterated this message over the last few months. “This is the future. This is how you break down poverty. You give someone a job; you get investment on Indigenous lands where they can build businesses and they can do things.” No matter where you were born or how long you have been here, we all have the same rights and opportunities.

As Ms Price wrote in her thought-provoking foreword to ‘The Spirit Behind the Voice’ a religious take on the Voice to Parliament proposal:

 

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