The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker's position to be finalised 'in the next week or so', chief minister says

Questions around the position of the Northern Territory's police commissioner, Jamie Chalker, are expected to be resolved in the next week, the chief minister says.

ABC News · Apr 11, 2023

Liberal colleagues praise Julian Leeser’s Indigenous voice stance, claiming yes vote now more likely

MP Bridget Archer said she had ‘much respect’ for the former shadow Indigenous Australians minister’s ‘courage and integrity’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023

View from The Hill: Julian Leeser shifts his own dial in the Liberal Party

The decision of Julian Leeser, who has resigned from the opposition frontbench to campaign for a yes vote on the Voice to parliament, is both principled and pragmatic.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023

Dutton denies Voice stance driving Liberal Party split

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton denies the resignation of his spokesman on the Indigenous Voice is a sign of wider Liberal dissatisfaction.

The New Daily · Apr 11, 2023

Arts Centre Collective denies accusation of interfering

The APY Art Centre Collective has denied accusations arts workers have overstepped their bounds in assisting artists for an upcoming National Gallery show.

AAP · Apr 11, 2023

Julian Leeser, Liberal spokesman on the Voice, quits opposition frontbench to campaign for yes vote

The shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, Julian Leeser, has quit the shadow cabinet, declaring he was resigning “on a point of principle” so he could campaign for a yes vote at the referendum to insert an Indigenous Voice into the Constitution.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023

Senior Liberal quits over Indigenous Voice opposition

Shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser has quit the Coalition frontbench over its decision to oppose the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

The New Daily · Apr 11, 2023

Julian Leeser resigns from shadow cabinet over Liberals’ voice stance

Shadow attorney general quits frontbench less than a week after Peter Dutton announced Liberals would oppose Indigenous voice to parliament

The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023

Call to prop up local communities before national voice

A leading proponent of the 'no' campaign against a national Indigenous voice says the systems in place need to be reformed before a referendum is held.

The New Daily · Apr 10, 2023

Quitting Liberals due to voice a hard call, says Wyatt

The first Aboriginal person to be Indigenous Australians Minister, Ken Wyatt, has hit back at opposition claims about the voice.

AAP · Apr 10, 2023