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Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become a republic

Australia's failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation's constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III

The Independent UK

Queensland treaty appears doomed as Annastacia Palaszczuk makes it contingent on LNP support

Path to Treaty laws passed with bipartisan support five months ago would be ripped up by an LNP government, opposition leader says

The Guardian - AU

Bridget Archer says Dutton appears to be ‘weaponising’ child abuse for ‘political advantage’

The Liberal backbencher says Peter Dutton’s call for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities is divisive and inconsistent

The Guardian - AU

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Senators head off push to overturn ACT drug laws

An attempt by the shadow attorney-general to overrule ACT drug decriminalisation laws has been rejected in the Senate.

AAP

University graduates lean yes but wealthy no vote areas show ‘nuance’ of voice attitudes

Education and high income not always a recipe for yes vote as ‘social tribes’ have influence, analysis shows

The Guardian - AU

Queensland LNP abandons support for treaty with First Nations people

Backflip comes in the wake of national referendum in which almost 70% of voters in that state rejected the voice to parliament

The Guardian - AU

Almost nine in 10 Australians support plan to outlaw lies in political advertising, poll shows

Australia Institute survey a boost to Labor legislation to tackle misinformation ahead of next federal election

The Guardian - AU

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I mourn the loss of Australia’s Indigenous voice vote – and won’t forgive the media’s mendacity

The polls had been favourable until a brutal press campaign kicked in against this kindly, long-overdue change, says novelist Thomas Keneally

The Guardian - UK

A shattered region: inside the 20 October Guardian Weekly

Israel, Gaza and the Middle East in crisis. Plus: why the decade of mass protest fell flat

The Guardian - UK

Labor senator says Australians ‘will not let go’ of Indigenous reconciliation as Albanese under pressure to outline plan B

Government will regroup after speaking with Indigenous communities ‘about where too next’, Jana Stewart says

The Guardian - AU

Judge seeks more immunity in false imprisonment appeal

A judge has challenged court findings that he was not immune from being sued and should pay part of $300,000 to a man wrongfully imprisoned by his orders.

AAP

Being silent has never been a choice for our communities. I won’t be starting this week

It is our duty as First Nations people to speak up and confront the truth about systemic racism and oppression head-on

The Guardian - AU

Government won't rush next steps after voice

The coalition has questioned the government's commitment to Indigenous people, as Labor lets community leaders digest the referendum result.

AAP

The Voice campaign showed Labor's strategy for countering right-wing populism is in disarray

On election night, a triumphant Anthony Albanese declared Labor was committed to the Uluru statement from the Heart “in full”, thereby including establishing an Indigenous Voice.

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The Guardian - AU

The resounding no vote shows the great Australian silence lives on in the bush

There was a deafening silence about the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum in my regional NSW electorate, where 75% voted no

The Guardian - AU

Voters rejected voice not truth telling and treaty at referendum, Labor MPs say

Graham Perrett and Michelle Ananda-Rajah note specifics of referendum rejection as Marion Scrymgour pushes for recognition in other ways

AAP

Central schooling scrutiny to see if boarding passes

The National Indigenous Australians Agency will conduct an assessment of boarding school capacity and options in central Australia for First Nations students.

AAP

Voice failure won't end progress on Indigenous issues

Progress on closing the gap for Indigenous people won't be impaired by the voice referendum failure, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

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The Conversation

Indigenous Australians supported Voice referendum by large margins; Labor retains large Newspoll lead

With 79% of enrolled voters counted nationally, “no” has won the Voice referendum by a 60.7–39.3 margin. “No” has easily won in every state and territory except the ACT.

The Guardian - AU

Judge reprimands lawyers of high-profile Toowoomba man accused of rape, but his identity remains secret

Media companies, including Guardian Australia, oppose the application for secrecy, following a recent change to Queensland law to allow the naming of accused sex offenders after they are charged

The Guardian - AU

NSW police strip-searches of Indigenous people rose 35% in past 12 months and included 11 children, data reveals

Freedom of information figures also show 25 girls were strip-searched in the past financial year compared to just seven in 2021-22

AAP

Distrust, inequity, prejudice behind 'no' from the bush

Traditional conservatism and cost of living pressures played into the overwhelming 'no' vote from country Australia, political analysts say.

AAP

Ex-attorney-general lodges complaint against premier

Tasmania's former attorney-general has lodged a complaint against the premier, asking for him to be investigated for potential criminal breaches.

The Guardian - AU

Dutton and Marles send mixed signals over next step in reconciliation amid referendum fallout

Opposition leader says symbolic recognition in constitution is still Coalition policy but it will be ‘some time’ before a new referendum

The Guardian - AU

Broome Catholic bishop subject of Vatican investigation still in control of charities

Christopher Saunders, who has denied accusations he assaulted young Aboriginal men, remains responsible for nine charities, one with revenue of at least $1m

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