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Anthony Albanese has invested heart, soul and political authority in his battle to change the Constitution to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. His tears this week at Uluru, when surrounded and celebrated by Aboriginal women, showed a deep well of emotion.

The federal opposition leader has been accused of attacking the right to protest after he called for anti-Semitic protesters to have their visas cancelled.

Crikey recaps the distortions — some subtle, some not so subtle — that Australia’s media have brought to the debate.

All of this is bad enough without one side of politics misrepresenting the Australian government’s response, making unreasonable demands and trying to score points

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Anthony Albanese says images from the rally were ‘horrific’ and featured ‘slogans which are antisemitic and just appalling’

With just days until Australians head to the polls for the Indigenous voice referendum, campaigners are ramping up their messages in a final pitch to voters.

The referendum on the Indigenous Voice to parliament will be held on Saturday. Polls close at 6pm AEDT in the south-eastern states, 6:30pm in South Australia, 7pm in Queensland, 7:30pm in the Northern Territory and 9pm in Western Australia.

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says shareholders of Australia’s biggest companies are not happy that millions were donated to the Yes campaign and deserve a Senate inquiry, and former WA premier Mark McGowan is accused of pressuring the state’s independent Environmental Protection Authority to scrap its climate guidelines.