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PM reveals why he is optimistic for referendum success

The prime minister says Australians will have a chance to show their best qualities of fairness and generosity by supporting the Indigenous voice referendum.

AAP · Feb 4, 2023

Mount Isa 'overwhelmed' with NT itinerants in wake of Alice Springs alcohol crackdown

More people are crossing the border after recent crackdowns on alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, with leaders in Mount Isa saying itinerants from the NT are exhausting local resources.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2023

Hillsong Church names married couple as leaders after Brian Houston resignation – as it happened

Interim leaders Phil and Lucinda Dooley commissioned at Sydney morning service, streamed internationally

The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2023

As we debate the Indigenous Voice to Parliament there is one word missing: Compassion

The Voice to Parliament speaks to politics. But there is also a deep ache of the soul. Surely any consideration of justice for Indigenous people begins with compassion for suffering, writes Stan Grant.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2023

Labor dreaming of election 'fresh start' for NSW

Pork barrelling has infected the bone marrow of the NSW government, Labor leader Chris Minns has told the party faithful as he calls for a fresh start for NSW.

AAP · Feb 4, 2023

Enshrining the Voice gives best chance for Closing the Gap, Albanese says

Enshrining a constitutional Voice to parliament will bring better practical outcomes and give the best chance for Closing the Gap, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will say in a major address on the referendum on Sunday.

The Conversation · Feb 4, 2023

NT Police arrest man and woman over alleged abduction of five-year-old boy from Darwin street

Authorities say quick thinking by two children allowed authorities to track down the alleged abductors of a five-year-old boy from an address in Darwin's northern suburbs.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2023

Alice Springs ED doctor says key to youth crime wave solution is to move past 'politics of alcohol'

Emergency doctor Stephen Gourley warns that focusing only on alcohol and not the reasons why people drink — poverty, housing, education and jobs — will not fix the issues plaguing Alice Springs and the rest of the nation.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2023

'Not an Albanese magic trick': Dodson on Voice

Senator Pat Dodson calls for bi-partisan on a Voice to parliament.

The Canberra Times · Feb 4, 2023

WA Liberal party opts for female leadership team as Caroline Di Russo is elected party president

A seismic week for the WA Liberal party is capped off by the election of a new president, sealing an all-female leadership team in the state.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2023