The Latest Breaking News from an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Voters have begun applying for mail-in ballots ahead of the Oct. 14 referendum that would create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

The campaign for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is officially off and running after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced October 14 as the date of the referendum, and Gabon is the latest African country to suffer a military takeover after a group of officers seized power on Wednesday.

Thousands of people — including a significant number of First Nations Australians — will be prevented from voting on the referendum to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament if amendments to the referendum machinery bill are voted down in the Senate.

Gunggari elder Lynette Nixon, who lives in western Queensland, joins a chorus of calls for the National Party to review its opposition to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the wording of the referendum question to enable a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament. It would seem Albanese has made a solid start on his election night promise to embrace the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.

The Prime Minister has revealed a proposed set of words to be added to the constitution for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The opposition says the move is positive and next step is to explain how it would work. Here's what we know so far.

Supporters of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament have celebrated the commitment of the new Albanese government to put the issue to a referendum. But is government support enough?