The Latest Breaking News from Lidia Thorpe

In this week’s federal Newspoll, conducted with a longer-than-usual fieldwork period (June 16–24) from a larger-than-usual sample of 2,303 people, the “no” vote to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament took the lead by 47–43%, reversing a “yes” lead of 46–43% three weeks ago. Newspoll figures are from The Poll Bludger.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews withdraws his ‘half-wit grub’ insult aimed at a Liberal MP but doesn’t apologise, and could the Albanese government use its housing fund stalemate as a trigger for a double dissolution?

Winston Churchill once observed that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried”.

Debate on the Voice bill drew opposition and sometimes inflammatory rhetoric from opposite poles of the political spectrum. 

Representatives for opposing sides must collaborate on essays outlining their stands on Indigenous voice to parliament

Senate passes Voice to Parliament referendum legislation 52 to 19.

Politicians have passed legislation enabling the referendum, likely in October. Now it’s up to the general public to make history

Australia’s Senate has voted for a referendum to be held this year on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advocacy body to give the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority more say on government policy

The legislation to enable the Australian people to vote in a referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has passed the Senate by 52 to 19.

Senators have passed the bill that will allow a referendum on the First Nations Voice to Parliament.

Anthony Albanese has urged voters to "make history" after legislation for a referendum on the Indigenous Voice passed the senate.