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Grattan on Friday: the high cost of the Liberals' Voice rejection – for both Peter Dutton and the party

Ken Wyatt made history when he became the first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives in 2010. In 2019, he became the first Indigenous federal cabinet minister when he was appointed minister for Indigenous Australians in the Morrison government.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium

The Liberals have formally decided to oppose the Voice. Peter Dutton has declared he will campaign against it, a high risk strategy when polls are showing a majority of Australians currently support a “yes” vote.

The Conversation

Santos confirms Cooper Basin pipeline explosion, as protesters converge on company AGM

The oil and gas company says it is unaware how much gas was released when a pipeline in South Australia's outback exploded in January. Meanwhile, Aboriginal traditional owners walk out of the company's AGM in Adelaide.

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The man who stabbed Reid Ludwig to death in 2019 has been released under strict conditions

The man, who can't be identified for legal reasons, was found not guilty of manslaughter after a jury found he was not fit to stand trial.

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WA Minister John Carey disappointed by Cambridge council switch to in-person voting

Western Australia's Local Government Minister says he is "deeply disappointed" with an inner-city Perth council's decision to introduce in-person voting at local government elections.

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Afternoon Update: Dutton under fire for opposing Indigenous voice; NSW bans TikTok; and ChatGPT defamation case

Liberal party’s ‘no’ enrages moderate members and draws accusations of betrayal from Aboriginal leaders

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Elder calls for vigilance after two scar trees are damaged by fire in north-east Victoria

A community in north-east Victoria has been left reeling after two culturally significant trees were burnt last week.

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How does the Liberal Party's Voice policy stack up against the proposed referendum?

Despite the political acrimony over the Voice referendum, what’s most striking is the similarities between the positions of the Coalition and the Labor government.

The Conversation

Wrong groupchat horror brings drama to NZ Greens

A New Zealand Greens MP as been called a "crybaby" in a message accidentally sent to the wrong groupchat by a fellow MP and party member.

AAP

Outcry as Australian opposition refuses to back constitutional recognition of Indigenous people

Leaders condemn the Liberal Party over ‘Judas betrayal’ after it said it would campaign against establishing an Indigenous ‘voice to parliament’

The Guardian - AU

Mining giant Santos given approval to re-activate four coal seam gas wells in NSW

While the former NSW government was in caretaker mode, mining giant Santos was given approval to reactivate four wells in the NSW north west for coal seam gas exploration, but local farmers are vowing to fight the decision.

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WA Police officer Alister Swift guilty of assaulting woman during Cloverdale arrest

Police officer Alister Swift, 33, is found guilty of illegally handcuffing a woman and then assaulting her, including forcing her to the ground, dragging her across the floor and kicking her in the foot.

ABC News

Anxious man armed himself to cope, stabbed victim

Duldong Deng armed himself to cope with his anxiety, but instead it led to the fatal stabbing of 24-year-old Yohana Apia in Melbourne in October 2021.

AAP

Marles: Australia can learn from NZ on Voice

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has labelled New Zealand "the place of global best practice" on First Nations issues on a visit to Wellington.

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Liberals accused of 'Judas betrayal' in opposing voice

Peter Dutton has been accused of betraying the nation after confirming the Liberal Party won't support the Indigenous voice proposal.

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Coronial inquest reveals 'catastrophic' breakdown in teen's state care before suicide

South Australia's State Coroner has found the Department of Child Protection "missed opportunities" that "may well have prevented" the death of a 13-year-old boy who took his own life while in state care. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the image and name of a…

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Anti-transgender chalk graffiti across Ballarat does not reflect wider community, advocates say

Footpaths across the city have been targeted for harmful chalk graffiti, including outside the offices of local MPs and the City of Ballarat, and the local ABC bureau.

The Conversation

The Liberal Party's 'no' position on Voice signals it's primarily interested in speaking to a nation that no longer exists

The Liberal Party’s decision to formally oppose the federal government’s model for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament amounts to a resounding “no” position – but perhaps not in the way party leader Peter Dutton thinks.

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Referendum will be 'generational issue': elections boss

The electoral commissioner says he expects there to be more passion ahead of the voice referendum compared to federal elections.

Reuters

'Judas betrayal': Indigenous Australians denounce opposition for rejecting referendum

Senior Indigenous leaders on Thursday criticised Australia's main opposition party's "Judas betrayal" for declaring it would campaign against a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country's Aboriginal and Torres Island people.

AAP

Youth offenders drop, serious crime rises again in Qld

New state government statistics show the rate of serious crimes in Queensland has risen for consecutive years.

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Noel Pearson accused Peter Dutton of 'preparing the grave' to bury the Uluru Statement, after Liberals reject Voice proposal

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson likens the Liberal leader Peter Dutton to "an undertaker preparing the grave to bury Uluru", after the federal Liberal Party rejects the proposed Voice to Parliament.

The Independent UK

Government must stick to its promises in wake of Windrush scandal, PM told

The scandal saw British citizens, mostly from the Caribbean, wrongly detained, deported or threatened with deportation.

AAP

Liberal Party 'at a crossroads' after election losses

Moderate Liberal Bridget Archer says a decision not to support an Indigenous voice is the latest example of the party not behaving as an alternative government.

The New Daily

Liberals commit ‘Judas betrayal’ in opposing Voice

Uluru Statement architect Noel Pearson says the federal Liberal Party is out of step with the Australian people by not supporting an Indigenous voice.

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