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'Yes' campaigners disappointed as Australians reject Indigenous rights referendum

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Disappointment abounds among "Yes" supporters at a campaign event, after a majority of Australians voted "No" in a referendum on Indigenous people's constitutional recognition and greater rights. The result scuppers plans to amend the country's 122-year-old constitution so that it acknowledged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders for the first time. IMAGES

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