“No” will do wonders to attract the sort of immigrants Boomgate Dutton has always hoped for and detract the asylum seekers he didn’t want. Will Nigel Farage and his ilk rush to become Australian Citizens? The Monarchy is secure for now and any hope for a Republic is over. Will there be another push for Knights, Dames, the return of Abbott, and even more teachings from News Corpse?

What the whole debate about an Indigenous Voice to Parliament demonstrated, with brutal clarity, is that Australia is a morally backward society.

Source: Australian politics has reached a dead end – Pearls and Irritations