Senior Indigenous leaders blast Australia's main opposition party's 'Judas betrayal' for declaring it would campaign against a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country's Aboriginal and Torres Island people
"It is a sad day for the country," says a top Indigenous leader after main opposition Liberal party vowed to campaign against a national vote to enshrine Indigenous consultative body in the constitution.
Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton announced on Wednesday the party would campaign against a national vote to enshrine an Indigenous consultative body in the constitution, dashing hopes of bipartisan support on the issue. A successful referendum would finally give constitutional recognition to Australia's Indigenous people, who track below national averages on most socio-economic measures and suffer disproportionately high rates of suicide, domestic violence and imprisonment.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who represent about 3.2 percent of the country's population of nearly 26 million, are currently not mentioned in its 122-year-old constitution.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government has staked significant political capital on the referendum, but no referendum has succeeded in Australia without bipartisan support.
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