'Reconciliation is dead': Indigenous Australians vow silence after referendum fails
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Australian Indigenous leaders called on Sunday for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise First Peoples in the constitution was decisively rejected.
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    SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Australian Indigenous leaders called on Sunday for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise First Peoples in the constitution was decisively rejected.

    The outcome is a major setback for reconciliation efforts with the country’s Indigenous community and damages Australia’s image in the world regarding how it treats First Nations people.

    Reconciliation Australia, an Indigenous body, said the community was left to grapple with the “ugly acts of racism and disinformation” that they said were a feature of the debate.

    Australian Indigenous leader and former national rugby union player Lloyd Walker said the path to reconciliation seemed difficult now but the community needed to keep fighting.

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese staked significant political capital on the Voice referendum, but his critics say it was his biggest misstep since coming to power in May last year.

    One of the biggest reasons for the loss was a lack of bipartisan support, with leaders of the major conservative parties campaigning for the “No” vote.

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