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The Voice defeat set us all back. And since then, our leaders have given up

It’s one year since the failed referendum to enshrine a First Nations Voice to Parliament in the Australian Constitution.

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Thomas Mayo’s broken Voice — and heart

Leading Yes campaigner Thomas Mayo has vowed to keep fighting for the ‘unfinished business’ of Indigenous recognition after the defeat of the Voice to Parliament, and a wintry chill will sweep across southern NSW and Victoria, the SA coast and all Tasmania this week as Queensland and northern NSW swelter…

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'Lies fuel racism': how the global media covered Australia's Voice to Parliament referendum

In recent days, news organisations around the world have sought to explain to global audiences both the Voice to Parliament referendum campaign and the result. The picture they have painted of Australia is not exactly flattering. The BBC, for example, described the win for the “no” side coming after a…

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Some states already have Indigenous advisory bodies. What are they, and how would the Voice be different?

This weekend, Australia will vote on the enshrinement in the Constitution of the Voice to Parliament.

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Hunter Aboriginal leader: 'This is a social justice issue'

Mindaribba land council boss Tara Dever is trying to stay positive.

Newcastle Herald

What is the voice referendum? Your shareable guide for 14 October

Everything you need to know before Australia votes on an Indigenous voice to parliament on 14 October

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The Voice could advise on how to address natural disasters like bushfires

After three wet years, bushfire season has begun again. We have been warned this season could be a bad one.

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The Voice: why Australia is holding a referendum on First Nations representation to government – podcast

Australia goes to the polls on October 14 in a referendum on whether to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body, known as the Voice to Parliament, into the country’s constitution.

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The Voice promises more efficient government, but try telling the No camp that

Why don’t conservative No supporters want a less powerful, more efficient government? Because that’s not what government is about for them anymore.

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The Voice: how do other countries represent Indigenous voices in government?

One of the claims advanced by the “no” campaign in the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament is that “there is no comparable constitutional body like this anywhere in the world”.

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Racism and democracy: why claims of ‘division by race’ in the NZ election and Voice referendum need challenging

It’s a coincidence that New Zealand elects a new parliament on October 14, the same day Australians decide whether (at the request of Indigenous people) they will entrench in the constitution an Aboriginal and Torres Islander Voice to Parliament. But there is one striking parallel between the two campaigns.

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No, the Voice to Parliament would not force people to give up their private land

In the polarised debate about the Voice to Parliament referendum, some proponents of the “no” vote have claimed the creation of the new advisory body would lead to the conversion of private land titles in Australia to native title.

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Silenced voices: How did we go from #BLM to #AdvanceAustraliaFair?

The Voice to Parliament referendum distracts from the real issues faced by First Nations peoples: deaths in custody, state-sanctioned brutality and the ongoing desecration of Aboriginal Lands.

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No, the Voice proposal will not be 'legally risky'. This misunderstands how constitutions work

The “no” campaign’s primary argument in the current referendum debate focuses on the dangerous consequences of a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament.

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It was written for nuclear disarmament – but today You’re The Voice is the perfect song for the 'yes' campaign

The serendipity of the pairing between John Farnham’s 1986 hit single You’re the Voice and the Voice to Parliament referendum is obvious, but it goes well beyond the fact the two share the key word “voice”.

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A divided Australia will soon vote on the most significant referendum on Indigenous rights in 50 years

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or images of deceased people.

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The Voice to Parliament explained

Now we finally have a date for the Voice to Parliament referendum, it’s a good time to return to the terrific work our academic experts have done to explain the Voice to Parliament – as well as debunking some of the misinformation and disinformation we’ve seen so far.

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Voice referendum: is the 'yes' or 'no' camp winning on social media, advertising spend and in the polls?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the Voice to Parliament referendum will take place on Saturday October 14.

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What a 20th-century German intellectual can tell us about the Voice debate

Perversity, futility and jeopardy. How do these three frameworks, identified by an influential economist, offer insight on the Voice to Parliament?

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A No vote is a No vote. A legislated Voice will be an insult — and a cop-out

If the Voice to Parliament referendum is defeated, to institute one anyway would be anti-democratic.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of the Voice – Greens senator Dorinda Cox & Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle

The Voice to Parliament reached another milestone this week, with the official essays for the Yes and No cases published online by the Australian Electoral Commission. These will be sent to all Australian electors in the lead up to the vote, which will be in the last quarter of the…

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The campaign pamphlets for the Voice don't offer new perspectives. Do they still serve a purpose?

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has published the “yes” and “no” pamphlets for the Voice to Parliament on its website. The pamphlet will eventually be printed and must be delivered to every household around the country at least 14 days before the referendum.

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We’ve always had a voice — one to Parliament is not the answer

The Indigenous Voice to Parliament is born out of white appeasement, not Black ambition. Let’s not pretend we were offered a blank canvas.

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Michaelia Cash is wrong on Voice to Parliament rights claim, experts say

The Voice is ‘based on a particular person’s race and they will have rights that no one else in Australia has’, Senator Cash claimed. This is false.

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Labor’s mines are costing the earth

The Greens claim federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has approved three coal projects in less than two months, and Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says the Voice to Parliament will focus its advice on health, education, jobs and housing.

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