I'm not surprised the "Yes" didn't vote didn't prevail. Very few referenda, since Federation, have done so. Much is the weeping, wailing, rending of garments and gnashing of teeth on social media since Saturday evening.....however, given the track record of past failed referenda it's probably not surprising.

Now would be a good time to sit down - all sides of parliament - and say, OK, where do we go from here? No blaming anyone, just taking stock of what has been done and what needs to be done, and how to go about it.

Not every who espoused a "No" vote was white, either, just for the record.