People who watched Sky News more likely to have voted no in referendum, survey finds
by Rafqa Touma from World news | The Guardian on (#6FKEV)
Research conducted in the final week of the campaign gauged what people were thinking when they took to the ballot box
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People who watched Sky News were less likely to believe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders face discrimination and more likely to vote no, a new study of referendum voting intention in the final week of the campaign has found.
The Albanese government's proposal for an Indigenous voice to parliament was defeated with a majority of people and every state voting against the proposal. Nationally, 39.4% voted in favour of the voice, while 60.6% voted against it.
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