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A treaty may have had merit up until the 19th century or maybe a bit later, but such treaties have passed the point of relevance here in the twenty-first century.
As a result of the No vote, people have now become more confident in expressing dissent in respect of the excesses of political correctness, that surround Aboriginal affairs.
The definition of racism is treating people differently on the basis of race. The result of the Voice referendum demonstrated that Australians are profoundly anti-racist.
The First Peoples are put firmly back in their place, again: with a few of their middle-class noticeables, feted by the rearguard of White Australia, now preening as the new patrons for the 80% who had wanted a Yes outcome.
Even in the closing stages, while sitting in the red dust at the foot of Uluru swatting flies and swallowing a few, Albo refused to swallow the latest poll figures.
