Indigenous Voice
‘A place where Australia comes together’: All you need to know about the Garma Festival
Australia’s largest and most influential annual First Nations event begins in Arnhem Land at the weekend, with the Voice to parliament the central talking point.
- by Jack Latimore
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‘Not a gotcha moment’: Yes advocates back Albanese in treaty stoush
Yes campaigners attempted to defuse two days of questions from the federal opposition about whether the creation of a Voice would then lead to a treaty.
- by James Massola, Paul Sakkal and Angus Thompson
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Linda Burney
Draft changes to ALP platform point to treaty move this term
The Coalition ramped up its attack on the Voice to parliament during question time, portraying the referendum as the start of an ambitious treaty agenda.
- by Paul Sakkal, Angus Thompson and James Massola
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Cockiness stalled the Yes campaign. It could now scupper the No
Yes campaigners mistakenly assumed an easy path for the Voice referendum and are paying for that hubris. But hubris seems to be infecting the No campaign.
- by James Massola
Victorian First Peoples’ Assembly wants decision powers within four years
Aunty Esme Bamblett said the assembly was looking seven generations ahead when it came to thinking about the right to self-determination gained from a treaty.
- by Jack Latimore
Voice vote should be ‘earlier rather than later’: Malarndirri McCarthy
Malarndirri McCarthy is pushing for an earlier date for the Voice referendum to cope with the wet season up north, but says the prime minister will make the final call.
- by Jack Latimore
Where do universities stand on the Voice? For many, it’s complicated
Why are some universities advocating a Yes vote in the Voice referendum while others have not taken a position?
- by Matt Wade
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Warren Mundine
Voice to parliament can be defeated without ‘difficult’ Victoria, says No camp
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price describes Victoria as a state “where everything is about ideology and not common sense”, while Warren Mundine say the No camp doesn’t need it.
- by James Massola
Wasteful offshore detention policy taints ‘Lucky Country’
Why are we not surprised? Every aspect of the offshore detention plan seems to involve eye-watering sums of money.
Moral argument for the Voice needs factual back-up
The Voice is but another tiny step in the reconciliation process.
Voice campaigns unveil arguments
The pamphlets for the Yes and No campaigns for the Voice to Parliament are released to the public.