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Elder's NRL return after Welcome to Country heartbreak

A Senior Wurundjeri Elder will attend the NRL's Indigenous Round, despite tensions with the club's board, after her Anzac Day Welcome to Country was cancelled.

AAP · Aug 7, 2025

PM hails ‘very constructive’ meeting – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2025

Follow the money: the organisations that spent the most on social media during the election

Social media advertising is an increasingly important frontier in election campaigns.

The Conversation · May 20, 2025

Rightwing lobby group Advance Australia doubles donation revenue but half of donors unknown

Campaigner for no vote in voice referendum received $5.2m last financial year, 47% of it ‘dark money’ from sources not revealed publicly

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2024

Australian political donations: here’s who gave the most in 2022-23

Latest Australian Electoral Commission figures give voters insights into how much each party, or candidate, is getting and who they’re receiving it from

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

Advance Australia doubled donations to raise nearly $5m ahead of voice to parliament referendum

Documents lodged with corporate regulator also show the rightwing advocacy group spent $3.4m campaigning against Indigenous voice proposal

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023

Revealed: the secretive rightwing firm providing ‘clout’ for voice no campaign

Whitestone Strategic consultancy found to have more ties with prime movers against Indigenous voice than previously known

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2023

Coalition no campaigners spending four times more on voice Facebook ads than counterparts

Exclusive: Coalition MPs who oppose the voice to parliament have spent thousands in taxpayer-funded expenses to boost no campaign ads

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023

Fear vs pride: how do the Voice to Parliament ads try to influence voters? And is it effective?

Political advertising for the Voice campaign is ramping up, particularly on social media. So, who is the target audience for each campaign’s ad, what are their key messages, and how effective will they be?

The Conversation · Aug 2, 2023

What are 'Advance' and 'Fair Australia', and why are they spearheading the 'no' campaign on the Voice?

It never quite lived up to its billing as “the right-wing GetUp!” but five years on, an activist group feted by Australia’s most conservative politicians and backed by some rich but reclusive individuals is a vocal opponent of the Voice to Parliament.

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2023