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Referendum defeat no obstacle to state-based bodies

State governments will continue down the path of enshrining their own Indigenous voice and treaty processes despite the emphatic defeat of the voice referendum.

AAP · Oct 16, 2023

Afternoon Update: Dutton backflips on second referendum; Biden warns Israel against occupying Gaza; and Star Wars prop sells for $5m

Opposition leader says Australians are ‘over’ referendums after voice poll

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023

Rolfe's bias accusations against coroner 'groundless'

Zachary Rolfe's lawyers say a coroner did not "distance herself" from conversations about "spearing"t he former cop as punishment for Kumanjayi Walker's death.

AAP · Oct 16, 2023

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Little hope of further constitutional change: experts

Australia's emphatic 'no' to the voice referendum may have spelt the end for any constitutional change in the future, experts claim.

AAP · Oct 16, 2023

New Zealand in political limbo as National considers shape of coalition

Centre-right party ousted Labour in election but outstanding votes will determine if National needs populist party NZ First to govern

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023

People who watched Sky News more likely to have voted no in referendum, survey finds

Research conducted in the final week of the campaign gauged what people were thinking when they took to the ballot box

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023

Peter Dutton walks back offer of second referendum after voice poll

Asked about another referendum on Indigenous recognition, opposition leader says Australians won’t want that ‘for some time’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023

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Reports of Islamophobic incidents in Australia rise – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

Morning Mail: Albanese’s next step after voice defeat, Gaza refugee crisis, Afghanistan trounce England

Cabinet to consider options after no vote; Egypt moves more troops towards Gaza border amid fears of refugee crisis; England humbled by Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

School suspensions entrench disadvantage. What are the alternatives and how have they worked overseas?

Suspension from school is meant to be a last resort for serious problem behaviour. Despite that, an alarming number of children are suspended every year, often at young ages, for minor reasons.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023

NSW government axes dozens of environmental roles in ‘backward step’

Exclusive: Coalition accuses Labor of hypocrisy and says delay in rewarding farmers to protect nature is a ‘disgrace’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

Cabinet to consider interim listening mechanism after resounding no vote on voice

Albanese government plans to let dust settle after Saturday’s loss with focus potentially shifting to state-based voice and treaty processes

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

‘A knife in your heart’: Indigenous Australians grapple with grief after voice defeat

‘I have been crying – I know I will never live to see another referendum,’ says Kuwarra Pini Tjalkatarra woman and great-grandmother Geraldine Hogarth

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

The voice referendum turned into an overdue civics lesson. Sadly, many failed the test

Misinformation is a scam on democracy and a threat to our social fabric. We are at risk of being slowly undermined by absurd conspiracy theories

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

In the aftermath of the voice referendum, how can we unbork a polarised Australia? Here are three ways forward

A national anti-racism framework, a Human Rights Act and discrimination law could all do a lot of good, especially for Indigenous Australians

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

Australia’s Indigenous leaders call for week of ‘silence and reflection’ after referendum defeat

‘The only thing we ask is that each and every Australian who voted in this election reflect hard’

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

Who is Christopher Luxon – New Zealand’s new PM who vows to lead country out of economic slump

It has only been three years since Mr Luxon entered politics

Al Jazeera · Oct 15, 2023

Indigenous Australians call for ‘week of silence’ after referendum failure

Mourning, calls for truth-telling after Australians vote no to giving Indigenous people more political representation.

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The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023

How did the media perform on the Voice referendum? Let's talk about truth-telling and impartiality

The rules by which politics are conducted have changed dramatically, especially since the rise of Trumpism. Yet the professional mass media continue to cover politics in ways that are no longer fit for purpose.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

‘Echo chamber of elites’: outer urban areas ignored by yes campaign, Labor MP Mike Freelander say

South-west Sydney MP says ‘a lot of people felt disfranchised’ as Hunter MP Dan Repacholi says voters were ‘more keen to hear about cost of living’

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023

Voice referendum results point to shifting faultlines in Australian politics

It was Martin Luther King Jr, prophet and martyr of the civil rights movement in the United States, who famously remarked, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice”. Yet there are times when justice seems to become more distant rather than closer.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

Indigenous communities overwhelmingly voted yes to Australia’s voice to parliament

Polling catchments where Indigenous Australians form more than 50% of the population voted on average 63% in favour of the voice

AAP · Oct 15, 2023

Leaders step up efforts as Indigenous voice vote fails

Both the 'yes' and 'no' camps say Australia needs to look forward and come together after a referendum to establish an Indigenous voice to parliament failed.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2023

If there is to be any healing after the Voice referendum, it will be a long journey

The result of the Voice referendum on Saturday was unexceptional if considered in light of the constitutional history of this country.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023

Going by no voice campaign’s arguments, federation itself would have been defeated

Neither equality nor detail were offered at the federation referendum and it would have failed too if Saturday’s arguments prevailed

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