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Government to cut up cashless welfare card

The federal government is moving to dump the cashless welfare debit card and make income management voluntary in the communities where it was trialled.

AAP · Sep 23, 2022

AFL Players’ Association backs calls for club-by-club review in wake of Hawthorn racism allegations

Players’ association says league ‘has an issue with the treatment of First Nations and multicultural players’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2022

Australia remembers ‘timeless’ Queen

The Queen has been honoured as embodying “timeless” virtues such as devotion to duty and community service at a national service in Canberra.

The New Daily · Sep 22, 2022

Working group to answer big questions leading up to Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum

The government is due to announce a working group on the referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

ABC News · Sep 7, 2022

Government appoints First Nations leaders to guide referendum on Indigenous voice

Minister for Indigenous Australians lays out plan to win referendum as Peter Dutton criticises corporates willing to sign up ‘sight unseen’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2022

'Slow build' for Indigenous voice

The Indigenous voice to parliament campaign will be a "slow build" as the government defends its decision not to precede a referendum with a treaty.

AAP · Sep 6, 2022

Youpla funeral fund: compensation scheme to begin for Aboriginal victims of predatory insurer

Exclusive: People who took out insurance with collapsed insurer at 1 April 2020 to receive payout equal to original promised amount

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2022

Referendum on Indigenous voice to parliament a ‘complete waste’ of money, Lidia Thorpe says

Greens senator wants treaty progress first while NT senator Jacinta Price says there’s ‘no way’ she can support Labor’s proposal

The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2022

Indigenous Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Criticises The PM’s ‘Clueless’ Presser With Shaq

"Such shallowness with no substance."

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 28, 2022

How would an Indigenous voice work and what are people saying about it?

In press conference with NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, PM reveals he has been talking with sporting figures about supporting campaign

The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2022