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Afternoon Update: Dutton under fire for opposing Indigenous voice; NSW bans TikTok; and ChatGPT defamation case

Liberal party’s ‘no’ enrages moderate members and draws accusations of betrayal from Aboriginal leaders

The Guardian - AU

Former Indigenous Australians minister Ken Wyatt ends Liberal Party membership over Voice to Parliament stance

The former Indigenous Australians minister, who lost his seat at the last election, quits the Liberal Party over its decision to formally oppose the government's plan to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution.

ABC News

Dutton to campaign against Voice after Liberals say an official no

The Liberal Party will formally oppose enshrining an Indigenous voice in the constitution – with Peter Dutton pledging to campaign against it.

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PM says Liberal calls to delay referendum are absurd

The prime minister is seeking bipartisan support for a referendum on an Indigenous voice but says the opposition is trying to undermine a 'yes' vote.

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Liberals say 'no' to Indigenous voice in constitution

The Liberal Party will oppose an Indigenous voice in the constitution, but support a revised referendum to recognise Indigenous people and a legislated voice.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Ken Wyatt warns Liberals on opposing voice; NSW election race wraps up; and ‘city killer’ asteroid to pass us by

Former minister for Indigenous Australians says Liberal opposition to voice could add to ‘global perception’ they are a ‘racist party’

The Guardian - AU

Ken Wyatt warns Liberals that opposing Indigenous voice could add to ‘perceptions’ party is ‘racist’

Exclusive: Former Coalition minister says of Dutton’s calls for detail: ‘if [he] was given [the answers] in tablet form from Moses, he still would not accept them’

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Ken Wyatt calls on Peter Dutton to give Liberals a conscience vote on the Voice to Parliament

Former minister for Indigenous Australians and 'Yes' campaigner Ken Wyatt and senior 'No' campaign leader Warren Mundine discuss key issues on the Voice referendum.

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Nationals harden stance against Indigenous voice after receiving more detail on proposal

Party leader David Littleproud says there’s ‘no position where the Nats would change their minds’

The Guardian - AU

What do we know about the Voice to Parliament design, and what do we still need to know?

The Australian people will soon be asked to vote in a referendum to constitutionally recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a First Nations Voice. Unfortunately, the political debate on this question has become mired in arguments over “detail” that are either ignorant or deceitful about the nature of…

The Conversation

Peter Dutton saying maybe to the Indigenous voice but meaning no is not a cost-free exercise

Opposition leader faces a coterie of hardcore voice opponents in the Liberal party room, but saying no, and Australians voting yes, is a risk I wouldn’t want to take

The Guardian - AU

The rhetoric around the Indigenous voice to parliament shows it’ll be a rough campaign

If this week was an indication of the level of the debate, then Australia is in for a torrid time when referendum process begins in earnest

The Guardian - AU

Split in Nationals over Indigenous Voice to Parliament as Andrew Gee breaks ranks

Nationals frontbencher Andrew Gee breaks ranks with his colleagues, arguing it is "absurd" for his party to expect him to change his stance on supporting an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

SA Indigenous centre subject to review

The South Australian government has ordered a review of a planned Indigenous arts and cultural centre in Adelaide amid concerns of a cost blow-out.

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Meyne Wyatt doesn’t hold back: ‘I was always a bit of a ratbag’

The actor, playwright and painter may be a polymath – but there’s one role he won’t be taking: politics. ‘You have to kiss arse. Yeah, it’s not my bag’

The Guardian - AU

Linda Burney tells Peter Dutton to be ‘on the right side of history’ regarding voice to parliament

New minister for Indigenous Australians says after a decade of divisive political discourse ‘this is an opportunity for unity and for leadership’

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Meet Western Australia's five new federal MPs in Curtin, Hasluck, Pearce, Swan and Tangney

Five new Western Australia faces will soon grace the benches in the House of Representatives in Canberra, and they've each got an interesting story to tell.

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WA helped Labor win big, so what has the state been promised from an Albanese government?

Western Australia's emphatic support of Labor handed Anthony Albanese the keys to The Lodge. Read through the full list of what the party has promised the state in return.

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WA Liberals blame attitudes to women and religious fundamentalism for federal election disaster

WA Liberals lick their wounds in the wake of monumental losses in the federal election, as party members round on each other and point to major problems in the selection of candidates.

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Liberals hurt in federal election by move to back WA hard border challenge, Michaelia Cash admits

Senior West Australian Liberal Michaelia Cash says she did not agree with the federal government's support of Clive Palmer's legal challenge to WA's hard border, conceding it contributed to the party's disastrous election result.

The Conversation

Swing when you're winning: how Labor won big in Western Australia

Western Australia’s promise to be the kingmaker on federal election night has finally been delivered.

ABC News

Federal election 2022: Who are the winners and losers?

A new government in power, a new Liberal leader and a host of fresh faces heading to Parliament House. Who are the winners and losers from this year's federal election?

The Guardian - AU

Voice, treaty, truth: what does Labor’s commitment to Uluru Statement from the Heart mean?

Indigenous Australians have been calling for a voice to parliament since 2017, and Albanese has vowed to hold a referendum during his first term

ABC News

West Australians line up at polls around state but about half of voters opt to go early

West Australians cast their votes at polling booths across the state spanning the state's 15 electorates, with Labor hoping to win at least two seats from the Coalition.

The New Daily

Jacqui Munro: Time to home in on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

In 1942 Robert Menzies spoke about three homes all Australians should be afforded the ability to inhabit: Homes material, homes human and homes spiritual.

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