As Yes supporters label yesterday's swift rejection of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament a "kick in the guts", a clearer picture emerges of the parts WA where the concept was least accepted.

“Mr Hastie said it was now up to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to unify the country but said the Liberals’ focus over the next week would be around cost of living.” Keane Bourke, Ted O’Connor, Sam Tomlin.

What a great line from the writers.

The sentence encapsulates the opposition’s whole story:

  • No lessons learned from their defeat.

  • Brain dead when it comes to actual leadership.

  • Saw this referendum as one in a series of vapid political games they’ll mindlessly blather about until the next election.

  • DogMuffinsEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I did vote yes, but I can 100% understand a protest vote of “no” because i do feel like other problems ought to be addressed in priority.