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Labor maintains large Newspoll lead, but support for Voice slumps

A federal Newspoll, conducted May 31 to June 3 from a sample of 1,549, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged from the last Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 34% Coalition (steady), 12% Greens (up one), 6% One Nation (down one) and 10% for all Others…

The Conversation

The appeal of Newcastle's art gallery is more than a pretty building

It is disheartening the gallery may not reopen for 18 months.

Newcastle Herald

Race tightens for Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Newspoll

Support for a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has slumped to less than 50 per cent in the latest Newspoll.

The New Daily

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Meet the Liberals supporting the 'yes' movement on the Voice to Parliament

Liberals are a 'broad church' but not a divided party, 'yes' convenor says

The Canberra Times

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements

Quotes from prominent First Nations activists, writers, academics and politicians who have critiqued the notion of a Voice to Parliament have appeared in new No campaign social media ads. But some are not willing participants.

ABC News

NSW were in a right state during the first State of Origin match

They just capitulated into the usual mess.

Newcastle Herald

Doubling the junk food hit of the twin servos will add to M1 temptation

Miss one, but surely it's impossible to miss the second stop.

Newcastle Herald

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Australian Parliament takes step toward holding a referendum on Indigenous Voice this year

Australia’s House of Representatives has voted overwhelming in favor of holding a referendum this year on creating a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament

The Independent UK

House of Representatives passes Voice referendum legislation, which is assured of Senate passage

After a marathon debate, the House of Representatives on Wednesday morning passed the bill for the referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament to be inserted into the Constitution.

The Conversation

Voice legislation off to Senate, after passing in lower house

Australians are a step closer to having their say on an Indigenous Voice to parliament, with the legislation passing the lower house.

The New Daily

Voice to Parliament draws mixed opinions in Indigenous community of Woorabinda

Like many in his community, Douglas Graham wants to see the Queensland town of Woorabinda — and the lives of the people in it — improve, but he is unsure if or how the Indigenous Voice to Parliament would help.

ABC News

Multicultural groups are pledging their support for the Voice, but some people say they still know 'zero' about it

With almost half of Australians having a parent born overseas, multicultural Australians' vote in the Voice referendum could prove significant. It's a cohort both the Yes and No campaigns are trying to court with community forums.

ABC News

Former PM Julia Gillard announces Beyond Blue's support for Indigenous Voice to Parliament as Ken Wyatt joins board

Former prime minister Julia Gillard throws her support behind the Yes vote as former minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt is appointed to Beyond Blue's board.

ABC News

Paul Bongiorno: Voice referendum debate too often involves racism and prejudice

Playing the race card to defeat the Voice invites condemnation – it is “simply unworthy of the alternative prime minister of this nation”.

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The Canberra Times

'Voice for generations' building a brighter future for First Nations

Voice to Parliament the central discussion during this year's Reconciliation Day.

The New Daily

‘Not about race’: Warning on Indigenous Voice debate becoming ‘racist’

Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan has warned against creating a racially charged debate over the Voice to Parliament.

The Conversation

How can we make the media less toxic?

“We in the media must ask if we are truly honouring a world worth living in. Too often we are the poison in the bloodstream of our society.”

ABC News

Race discrimination commissioner warns not to make Voice to Parliament a race issue, as opponents double down on claim

The race discrimination commissioner warns against making race the focus of debate on the Voice to Parliament, as opponents claim it will "re-racialise" the nation.

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Far from undermining democracy, The Voice will pluralise and enrich Australia’s democratic conversation

Does the proposal for a Voice to Parliament prefigure a distinctive conception of democracy for Australia? A steady drumbeat of criticism to date has been that it will, instead, undermine our liberal democratic institutions.

ABC News

Anthony Albanese says No campaign is 'underestimating Australians' in lead-up to Voice referendum

Anthony Albanese will deliver the Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration in Adelaide on Monday night, using the speech to argue for the Yes campaign and contest arguments put up by opponents.

Newcastle Herald

Pressure on police facing the front lines is becoming unbearable

Who would join the police force?

Newcastle Herald

How much longer will a Voice take?

Ask yourself two questions that define the Voice: 'if not now, when?' and 'if not us, who?'

The Conversation

Albanese says nearly 90% of Indigenous people support the Voice, which embodies the 'spirit of the fair go'

The Voice to Parliament is supported by nearly 90% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and provides an opportunity for an intergenerational solution to Indigenous problems, Anthony Albanese will say in a Monday address.

The New Daily

Don’t ‘rush to failure’: Dutton’s distractions are dudding us all

It's not easy to think of another issue Dutton could feasibly make into a political centrepiece without his party room bursting at the seams.

ABC News

Lidia Thorpe rules out supporting No campaign, may abstain from Voice to Parliament legislation vote

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe is considering abstaining from voting on legislation to enable the Voice referendum in the Senate but has ruled out supporting the No campaign.

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