The Australian people have spoken. They do not want an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament enshrined in our constitution.

But how did we come to this result? Were our votes determined by our age, socio-economic status and political allegiances? By where we live? By fear, or, conversely, hope?

And where do we go from here? Is “reconciliation dead”, as one key ‘Yes’ advocate has claimed? Has this result “poisoned” our nation, in a way that cannot be remedied? Or does it leave the door open to a more humane way of viewing Indigenous disadvantage in our country, as one leading ‘No’ campaigner argues?

Today, chief political correspondent David Crowe on what we can learn from this historic referendum.

The Australian people have spoken. They do not want an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament enshrined in our constitution.
But how did we come to this result? Were our votes determined by our age, socio-economic status and political allegiances? By where we live? By fear, or, conversely, hope?
And where do we go from here? Is “reconciliation dead”, as one key ‘Yes’ advocate has claimed? Has this result “poisoned” our nation, in a way that cannot be remedied? Or does it leave the door open to a more humane way of viewing Indigenous disadvantage in our country, as one leading ‘No’ campaigner argues?
Today, chief political correspondent David Crowe on what we can learn from this historic referendum.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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