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Anthony Albanese promised action on the Uluru Statement from the Heart. So what is the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament?

Under the guidance of the first Indigenous woman to hold the Indigenous Affairs ministry, it's likely the Uluru Statement from the Heart can finally be put into action, including an enshrined Voice to Parliament. But what exactly does this mean?

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‘Work in progress’: Australia’s new parliament the most diverse yet

Diversity advocates welcome new additions but say there is still a long way to go before parliament reflects Australian society

The Guardian - AU

Robertson election results in Wiradjuri emergency doctor Gordon Reid wins seat

From the emergency department to Parliament House. It may seem worlds apart but the new member for the bellwether seat of Robertson doesn't see much difference.

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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

The Guardian - AU

Labor promises to ‘move quickly’ on Indigenous voice to parliament referendum if elected

Party accuses Coalition of ‘ignoring the needs’ of Aboriginal people as it releases First Nations policy

The Guardian - AU

Vote Compass data finds most Australians support Indigenous Voice to Parliament — and it has grown since the last election

Vote Compass asked whether Australia should amend its constitution to establish a representative body to advise Parliament on laws and policies affecting Indigenous peoples — and there was clear support for the idea.

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Federal Labor to continue funding housing across remote Northern Territory if elected

The commitment includes $100 million for immediate works on "urgent housing and essential infrastructure" in Northern Territory homelands, where a recent report said hundreds of homes were in disrepair and new builds were critically needed.

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Federal Labor pledges to scrap compulsory income management if it wins the election

Federal Labor will make the controversial basics card optional within the first term of government if it wins the election next month, making a commitment that any broad-based income management should be voluntary.

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Cashless welfare: Labor vows to end compulsory use of basics card

Opposition last year committed to scrapping the cashless debit card and says continued use of basics card will be voluntary

The Guardian - AU

Bodies of Indigenous families’ loved ones left in morgues after collapse of funeral insurer Youpla

Federal government urged to provide compensation, as minister says families can apply for state-assisted or ‘pauper’ funerals

The Guardian - AU

Labor no longer committed to republic vote in first term, prioritising Indigenous recognition instead

Federal Labor is no longer committed to holding a vote on whether Australia should become a Republic within its first term of government, instead prioritising a referendum to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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Factcheck: are Coalition claims Labor’s pandemic policies would have cost an extra $81bn accurate?

Scott Morrison has backed up Covid claim first made by Simon Birmingham, but shadow finance minister dismisses numbers as ‘dodgy’

The Guardian - AU

Labor won’t commit to an increase in jobseeker payment

Shadow assistant minister Andrew Leigh confirms the party has dropped plans to review the benefit

The Guardian - AU

Federal budget continues ‘unconscionable’ failure to close the gap in Indigenous health

Boost to Indigenous ranger program welcomed, but budget ‘short-changing’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, say health groups

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Scott Morrison says Covid close contact isolation rule ‘redundant’, more mobile homes on way to NSW flood victims – as it happened

Prime minister says old rules are ‘starving businesses of staff’. This blog is now closed

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Calls for Indigenous booster rate data

The federal opposition is calling on the government to release more specific data on Indigenous vaccination rates to help understand how big the gap is.

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