NITV Radio - News 16/10/2023

Both sides of the Voice campaign have pledged to unveil new measures to close the Indigenous disadvantage gap after the referendum failed - Federal Opposition Leader and No campaigner Peter Dutton says his priority after the referendum is to push for a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities, and an audit into spending on Indigenous programs - And, a number of First Nations Australians have come together at healing events around the country, as they mark "a week of silence" to grieve the referendum result.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivers a statement on the outcome of the Voice Referendum at Parliament House in Canberra, Saturday, October 14, 2023. Australians today voted on whether to enshrine an Indigenous voice in the country's constitution. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE

NITV Radio - News 16/10/2023