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Australians to vote in a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Oct. 14

Australians will vote on Oct. 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the nation’s first referendum in a generation

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Australian prime minister will set a referendum date for Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Australian Prime Anthony Albanese says he expects public support for creating a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament will grow after he focuses the nation’s minds on the issue by setting a date for Australia’s first referendum in a generation

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Why can't we just establish the Voice to Parliament through legislation? A constitutional law expert explains

We asked our readers what they would like to know about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. In the lead-up to the referendum, our expert authors will answer those questions. You can read the other questions and answers here.

The Conversation · Apr 17, 2023

Lidia Thorpe intends to 'speak freely' on Indigenous sovereignty following Greens resignation — as it happened

Senator Lidia Thorpe says the Greens' support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is at odds with activists who are demanding "treaty before Voice".

ABC News · Feb 6, 2023

Indigenous people to be explicitly recognised as 'First Peoples of Australia' in proposed constitutional change

A fourth sentence explicitly recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional owners of Australia could be added to the constitution if a referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament succeeds.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2023

Alice Springs grandmothers demand Indigenous Voice to Parliament following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit

A group of First Nations' grandmothers has told the Invasion Day rally in Alice Springs they support the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, calling on policy-makers to "get out of our way and ask us what we want."

ABC News · Jan 26, 2023

Some politicians and pundits claim the Voice to Parliament would be a 'third chamber'. Five constitutional law experts weigh in

As Labor progresses a referendum on the Voice to Parliament, some politicians and pundits have claimed it would be a 'third chamber'. We asked five experts to weigh in.

ABC News · Sep 22, 2022

Pauline Hanson's One Nation may lose website names registered ahead of Indigenous Voice referendum campaign

A pre-emptive strike by One Nation to register dozens of website addresses to be used in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum campaign backfires as several of the party's new acquisitions are suspended.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022