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Some interesting data analysis here. I’ll pose the same question as the author:

…by majority vote, Australians have made clear that a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament is not how they want to respond to these crises.
An urgent question emerges — what is?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

anyone who has lived in any other culture and then returned will agree

Big call. I've spent a few years south east asia. Racism and classism is deeply rooted in their cultural psyche. As a European foreigner you're the beneficiary of their preconceptions, but talk to pretty much any of them about neighbouring countries, or differing religions and you see a very different picture.