Voice referendum normalised racism towards Indigenous Australians, report finds

Complaints detailing distressing incidents of racism reveal 2023 referendum one of Australia's darker moments', author says

Warning: this article contains distressing descriptions of racism

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A report examining racism towards Indigenous Australians found one fifth of all complaints contained reference to the failed voice to parliament referendum, in what authors say was one of the nation's darker moments".

The report, titled If You Don't Think Racism Exists Come Take a Walk With Us, was released on Thursday. Undertaken by the University of Technology Sydney's Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research and the National Justice Project, it is the second annual report about racism targeting First Nations people and is based on 453 validated reports of racism made to the Call it Out register in the 12 months to 20 March 2024.

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