More than 60 per cent of Australians enrolled wrote “No” on Saturday, with mainly inner city suburbs coming out for Yes.
“That’s not to say people who were educated know what they’re doing and people who don’t have tertiary education don’t,” he added, saying the message wasn’t properly driven towards different communities. “Don’t say that we aren’t smart,” he said. “There are some brilliant people and brilliant minds here.”
Waleed Aly’s comments regarding the ‘education’ of Voice referendum voters has caused quite a stir around Australia in the wake of the weekend’s referendum. “The lifestyle of MPs, media and the staffer class separates them from the lived experience of outer suburban Australians. Yes23 built a campaign that was great for the first group and not the second group.”