timrichards, 7 months ago

I found these thoughts from Sean Kelly heartening, amid the disappointment of the referendum result:

"Not all the news is bad. Tens of thousands volunteered for Yes. Four in 10 Australians voted Yes. As Dean Parkin, of the Quandamooka peoples, said on Saturday, this was not a swing of any sort – the proposal started with zero votes. This is “the creation of a base”. Some good change has come; now it must continue. Those who are serious about a decent media must keep Indigenous stories in the news. And the prime minister must find another way of delivering what he promised: listening and acting."

Voice referendum results: If we deny the role of racism, we are a country that doesn’t know itself

#VoiceToParliament #auspol https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/if-we-deny-the-role-of-racism-in-this-referendum-we-don-t-know-ourselves-20231013-p5ec4k.html