When confronted with two options, the electorate generally gets scared and votes for the status quo. We now see what happens when both options are frightening.
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No-one wants to run a ‘No’ campaign these days but it actually won’t make much of a difference.
A defeat for Indigenous constitutional recognition would be disastrous and demoralising. But history tells us that even worthy proposals with bipartisan support are not assured of success.
