Indigenous Voice
The transformation of Thomas Mayo: How a ‘quiet fella’ became the face of the Yes campaign
For weeks, opponents of the Indigenous Voice to parliament have been zeroing in on prominent Yes campaigner Thomas Mayo.
- by Anthony Galloway
Latest
More than 30 per cent of Territorians are Indigenous. How do they see the Voice?
A schoolteacher and film director set out on a journey across remote communities in the NT to hear about the Voice - and think about their own decision.
- by Jack Latimore
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Indigenous justice
We all know about the stolen generations. We didn’t always hear about those who opposed the law at the time
An ambitious truth-telling project outlines the ‘bucketloads of law’ that dispossessed First Nations people – and also the white dissenters at the time.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Peter Dutton
The Voice can’t be silenced by Dutton’s Trumpian tone
Australians voted yes in 1967 because they understood it was the right thing to do. Will 2023’s yes vote be derailed by Trumpian tropes and nonsensical arguments?
- by Geraldine Brooks
Opinion
Resolve Political Monitor
Faltering Yes campaign like watching a slow-motion car crash
The Yes camp needs a radical shake up if it is to have any chance of turning around its campaign for a Voice to parliament.
- by James Massola
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Indigenous
NSW slip into No camp puts Voice on track for defeat
An exclusive survey has found most NSW voters support the No campaign for the first time and just 31 per cent of Australians expect the Yes vote to succeed.
- by James Massola
Magistrate compares domestic violence perpetrator to ‘dog excreta’
CBD’s favourite magistrate Roger Prowse has said he would rather pick up dog poo than speak to one of his cases.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and David Estcourt
Opinion
For subscribers
Yes or No? Either Voice verdict will test Albanese and Dutton
The referendum result will leave Australians divided, one way or the other. It will take political leadership to mend the wounds.
- by Lisa Visentin
Blak Sovereign Movement blasts Yes and No camps, dismisses Voice as ‘cheap window dressing’
Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has sent out an unofficial referendum pamphlet on behalf of the movement that calls the Voice “an insult to our ancestors”.
- by James Massola
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Noel Pearson
‘I’m living on optimism’: Pearson finds hope for Voice in a Sydney Westfield
The Indigenous leader from Cape York was joined by Liberal politicians as he talked to shoppers and store owners at Hornsby in northern Sydney.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Canada
‘Failure is not an option’: Dreyfus optimistic Voice referendum will overcome opposition
Speaking in Canada – where Justin Trudeau has tied his legacy to improving the lives of Indigenous people – Dreyfus hit out at the No campaign, accusing it of stoking fear.
- by Farrah Tomazin