Australia’s failure to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in its founding document is an “embarrassing” moment and should push the country to deal with entrenched disadvantaged facing First Nations people, according to a leading Yes campaigner.
Indigenous advocate Thomas Mayo said the overwhelmingly rejected Voice referendum on October 14 was a painful event for many Indigenous Australians.
While supporting the general feelings expressed by the letter, Mr Mayo added that he did not sign his name to it.“There’s a lot of pain out there that such a modest proposal was rejected by the Australian people.” “I think the important thing is what Indigenous people want from the Prime Minister and his government is to now move forward with efforts to close the gap,” he said.
Mr Mayo also slammed the No campaign’s “fear mongering” and condemned anti-Voice opponents for “talking about anything other what the actual alternation to the Constitution was”.
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