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Depending on which critics you asked this week, the voice is either a toothless tiger or a threat to treasured institutions –it can’t be both

Peter Dutton has launched an extraordinary attack on the Indigenous Voice, again urging Anthony Albanese to call off his year's referendum.

There was much celebration in the Albanese government this week at the passage through parliament of the bill to set up the referendum on the Voice. Anthony Albanese sent out a national rallying call ahead of the vote later this year: “I say to my fellow Australians: parliaments pass laws,…

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney is being asked to clarify what issues the voice will be able to take to parliament and government.

The federal government has launched a way of reporting on Indigenous deaths in custody in real time, in a bid to improve transparency.

The final form of the Indigenous voice referendum will be locked in, with the Senate to vote on Monday, leaving a key minister emotional.

Debate on the Indigenous Voice will soon turn over to the public, with parliament to pass laws that will set up the referendum.

Linda Burney remains confident the country will "rise to the occasion" when the Voice referendum takes place.

Ahead of the final parliamentary vote to set up the Indigenous voice referendum, Linda Burney says she's confident Australia will get around the 'yes' vote.

The Productivity Commission's latest data on Closing the Gap shows that there's more work to do to achieve social and health equity for Indigenous people.

The Productivity Commission's latest data on Closing the Gap shows that there's more work to do to achieve social and health equity for Indigenous people.