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Australia says No to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament — as it happened

A group of Indigenous leaders announced a "week of silence" after the No vote prevailed at the referendum - a result that "doesn't define" Australians, according to Anthony Albanese, while Opposition leader Peter Dutton said the prime minister was to blame for the loss.

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