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An Indigenous Voice to Parliament will not give 'special rights' or create a veto

The Constitutional Expert Group, appointed to advise on the proposed Voice to Parliament referendum, has concluded that the “draft amendment is constitutionally sound” and does not amount to a “veto” power or provide anyone with “special rights”.

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Coal and gas price cap is a political stunt

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Newcastle Herald

'Truth telling' began with Redfern speech

As Australia prepares for the Voice referendum, Professor Megan Davis looks back at the words Paul Keating spoke 30 years ago today at Sydney's Redfern Park.

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Federal government has not decided how the Voice to Parliament will work, but here's what it is thinking

Despite complaints from some camps that there is not enough detail on how a Voice to Parliament could work, two reports have already spelled out how it could be done. Here's what they say.

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Grattan on Friday: Australians are starting to feel the economic pain, but they are not taking it out on Albanese

Anthony Albanese heads towards Christmas with inflation, interest rates and power prices all high. But, comfortingly for Labor, his own popularity is up there too.

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The government wants to change Australia’s referendum laws. How will this affect the Voice to Parliament?

Last week, the Albanese government took another important step towards the referendum on a Voice to Parliament. It introduced a bill to make changes to our referendum process, including new arrangements for public education and campaign finance.

The Conversation

What do we know about the Voice to Parliament design, and what do we still need to know?

The Australian people will soon be asked to vote in a referendum to constitutionally recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a First Nations Voice. Unfortunately, the political debate on this question has become mired in arguments over “detail” that are either ignorant or deceitful about the nature of…

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Indigenous parliamentary Voice gives ugly parts of Australia their due

As historian McKenna noted in From the Edge: "No matter how much our present-day sensibilities might wish to 'move on' from histories of violence and oppression, it remains a perpetual obligation to remember the way in which the land was conquered".

Newcastle Herald

New year to bring fresh details on voice

Two senior members of the federal government's working group on the Indigenous voice say arguments it lacks detail are 'disappointing' and 'bewildering'.

AAP

Indigenous Voice report authors 'disappointed' by argument the proposal lacks detail

Authors of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament design say they went through their report with many parliamentarians and are disappointed by those who now argue it lacks detail.

ABC News

More details before Indigenous referendum

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney is confident a referendum for a First Nations voice to parliament will succeed, flagging more details to come.

AAP

How David Littleproud's electorate reacted to his Voice to Parliament announcement

Traditional custodians in the seat of Maranoa say they were expecting the Nationals leader to give them a call, but the phone never rang.

ABC News

Most of us understood the COVID rules well, so why don't fines stand?

If the rest of the population had reacted the same way as these selfish few, they would have been dying in the tens of thousands.

Newcastle Herald

Prominent black and Asian Britons warn against BBC local radio cuts plan

David Harewood, Doreen Lawrence and others express concern at potential impact on shows aimed at BAME audiences

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NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says Australians should judge former prime minister Scott Morrison at the ballot box

Former prime minister Scott Morrison is lashed for his secret ministries scandal on Q+A as Nova Peris says she has serious concerns about a referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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Grattan on Friday: To have the best chance of success, the Voice must be sold to voters as a positive, unifying story

Australia has less than a year to get itself ready to vote on one of the most significant constitutional referendums in its history – to insert an Indigenous Voice into the constitution.

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Lia Finocchiaro says CLP yet to reach Voice to Parliament position, despite Jacinta Price announcing opposition

Country Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price supported the Nationals' declaration that they would oppose the Voice earlier this week.

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Could the Nationals' refusal to support a Voice to Parliament derail the referendum?

The Nationals have declared they will support the No case for the Voice referendum. This position has not been endorsed by all the Nationals, with the Western Australian Nationals and federal MP Andrew Gee confirming their support for the Voice.

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Victorian Nationals back federal party's stance on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh says his federal leader was "almost compelled to oppose" the Indigenous Voice to Parliament because of the lack of detail on how it would work.

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Split in Nationals over Indigenous Voice to Parliament as Andrew Gee breaks ranks

Nationals frontbencher Andrew Gee breaks ranks with his colleagues, arguing it is "absurd" for his party to expect him to change his stance on supporting an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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No public money for 'Yes' or 'No' campaigns in Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, Burney confirms

The Albanese government will leave the "yes" and "no" camps to do their own fundraising in the upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, rather than providing an even contribution from taxpayers.

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Albanese insists Voice will help 'close the gap', as divisions flare in Nationals

As the Indigenous Voice provoked divisions in the Nationals, Anthony Albanese rejected the party’s claim it wouldn’t help “close the gap” for First Nations Australians.

ABC News

What will the Indigenous Voice to Parliament achieve? Three local change-makers weigh in

We asked three Indigenous Australians who are helping to close the gap in their communities whether they think the Voice to Parliament has the potential to make an impact.

ABC News

Elder in David Littleproud's electorate rebukes Nationals over opposition to Voice to Parliament

Gunggari elder Lynette Nixon, who lives in western Queensland, joins a chorus of calls for the National Party to review its opposition to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

West Australian National Party breaks ranks over Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Mia Davies has become the first state Nationals leader to criticise the federal branch's decision to not support the Voice to Parliament referendum.

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