SYDNEY: Aboriginal Australians on Sunday voiced anger and sorrow over the rejection of a landmark push for Indigenous rights and recognition, which was spurned by the country's white majority in a binding national referendum.

Indigenous leaders called for a "week of silence" to mourn the "bitter" outcome of the poll, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had urged his divided nation to heal "in the spirit of unity."

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