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By Byron Kaye
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Top Australian companies that backed constitutional recognition of Indigenous people said they respected voters' rejection of the change but would now take their own steps to try to improve opportunities for the country's first inhabitants.
At an Oct. 14 referendum, Australians overwhelmingly voted down a proposal to create a constitutionally-protected Indigenous parliamentary advisory body, known as the Voice.
Financial support and publicity from big business...
>>> Read more: Corporate Australia takes Indigenous support into its own hands after poll defeat
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Top Australian companies that backed constitutional recognition of Indigenous people said they respected voters' rejection of the change but would now take their own steps to try to improve opportunities for the country's first inhabitants.
At an Oct. 14 referendum, Australians overwhelmingly voted down a proposal to create a constitutionally-protected Indigenous parliamentary advisory body, known as the Voice.
Financial support and publicity from big business...
>>> Read more: Corporate Australia takes Indigenous support into its own hands after poll defeat
