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Indigenous Voice: Australians reject historic Indigenous referendum - BBC News (bbc.in)

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Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Tests based on genetics that lead to different rights". Again, that sounds alot like the constitutional rights granted to just one family line as head of state. And that genetic line didn't come from Australia. So which race of humans have primacy in australian law?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's possible to hold both of these beliefs simultaneously:

The constitution conferring special rights and privileges on the royal family and their delegates is a bad idea.
The constitution conferring special rights and privileges to a subset of people within the country based on race is a bad idea.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure but then we must acknowledge one of those unacceptable things is reality, and the other which could have added some equality and balance was rejected, leaving the constitution favoured to one group of people, as society has been structured.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Fuck, that's an awful take. All laws based on race or genetics are always a bad idea.