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Aboriginal Australians on Sunday grieved the collapse of a landmark push for Indigenous rights and recognition that was spurned by the country’s white majority in a binding constitutional referendum.
The proposal was defeated in every state of the country, despite being backed by Australia’s centre-left government, leading sports stars, celebrities and corporations. Other Indigenous Australians expressed feeling pain and rejection, after a vote that will change the way some “yes” voters see their neighbours and their country.
The community had come together and there “was a lot of hugging, a lot of crying. I’m going to cry now,” he said, his eyes welling with tears.“This is just another period of Australia’s history where our First Nations community have to pick up our shattered, broken hearts and continue on.”Political gains have not come easily for Aboriginal Australians, who have fought tooth-and-nail over the years to secure basic voting rights, own traditional lands, and win election to parliament.
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