nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/a1a1ec7e96167b25 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 231114s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/a1a1ec7e96167b25 doi eng 342 23 Twomey, Anne Author aut A Frozen Constitution in a Sunburnt Country - The Loss of Another Australian Referendum Twomey, Anne Verfassungsblog 2023-11-14 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Australia’s Constitution remains frozen, with the loss of a referendum on 14 October 2023. Only eight out of forty-five national referendums to amend the Constitution have succeeded, with no successful change since 1977. The 2023 referendum would have recognised Indigenous Australians in the national Constitution and provided a means, described as a ‘Voice’, for them to make representations to Parliament and the Executive Government on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In this post, I will seek to give an overview of the reasons for the failure of the referendum, including the ‘No’ arguments, factors that contributed to the ‘No’ vote, and the demographics of the voting outcome. CC BY-SA 4.0 Australien Constitutional Change Constitutional referendum Indigenous Australians The Voice (DE-588)4003900-6 gnd Australien Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-frozen-constitution-in-a-sunburnt-country/ raw object