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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We've had similar things in the past but governments removed them when they became inconvenient.

I blame the referendum failure on the fear mongering and straight up lying committed by the Coalition for political gain at the expense of Indigenous Australians.

It would have been completely useless if not included in the constitution

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The last one was removed essentially because they misused funds to try fight gang rape and assault charges