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Jim Chalmers likes to say we need national “conversations” about the economic issues facing the country. Now, just as the new parliamentary year is set to begin on Monday, Chalmers has bought himself a doozy of a conversation, with his essay advocating we embrace “values-based capitalism”.

I think the Voice is the best next step for Australia. But it’s important to listen to First Nations arguments for and against the proposal.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he would have signed up to the AUKUS deal with the US and UK if he had been PM at the time, and he has asked Opposition Leader Peter Dutton just what will it take to get his support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Mr Dutton will have an opportunity to hear from many members of the working group, made of Indigenous people and legal experts, on the details on the Voice to Parliament.

Architects of the Uluru Statement from the Heart will use a meeting with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to make the case for why the Liberal Party should support this year's referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

The Yes campaign for this year's Voice referendum is amassing a heavy-hitting group of business, legal and political minds to lead the case for change, announcing a respected Liberal strategist and John Howard confidant as its latest recruit.

Tony Burke has accused "no" proponents of not understanding the constitution.

A non-Indigenous ad agency got the contract for the Yes campaign. Indigenous creatives say this misses the point of an Indigenous voice.