Opinion

White demographics did not drive the Voice vote

It wasn’t old, white voters who made the Voice referendum fail. The Yes campaign aimed at elites, and took the rest of Australia for granted.

Nyunggai Warren MundineIndigenous advocate

Oct 14, 2024 – 12.28pm

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It has been 12 months since the Voice Referendum was defeated and you have to wonder what has happened since.

The former Yes Campaigners appear to be either curled up into a foetal position or caught up in a continuing whinge or both.

Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO DUniv (Hon. Causa) is Director, Indigenous Forum, Centre for Independent Studies.

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