A fascinating night in the history of Australia. I voted yes.
I wish more people also voted yes but I accept the defeat and the need to find better solutions for First Nations people that we can all agree upon.
The piece I've linked reveals data that's been clear for many years now.
Charting the vote against how far electorates are from their state’s capital city starkly shows what’s evident on the map — the further they were from the city, the more likely voters were to vote No.
When we switch the horizontal axis to show the level of educational achievement, individual seats shift but the shape remains the same.
A similar pattern plays out with age.
And again with income.
We don’t know if any of these factors are the reason why people voted against the Voice, but what they do show is that it failed to resonate with a wide group of Australians.
It also begs the question are Australians just resistant to change regardless of what the issue is.
From Melbourne to Maranoa, the majority of electorates that voted against a republic in 1999 have repeated history.