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Voices: The Independent is turning 40 – and we want you to write for us

COMMENT: Calling all Independent thinkers... you could win £500 and be published in the Independent in our 40th birthday ‘New Voices’ writing competition

The Independent UK · Oct 12

Independents are targeting safe Labor seats in the ACT

Andrew Leigh holds his north Canberra seat on a hefty margin.

The Canberra Times · Jul 26

Voices: ‘Move the summer holidays’: Readers on how schools should adapt to extreme heat

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided on whether schools should close during heatwaves, but many agree Britain needs longer-term solutions – from adapting school buildings to rethinking term dates – as extreme temperatures become more common

The Independent UK · Jun 26

Powerful voices reveal the truth of family violence

More than 5000 people informed the work of a royal commission into domestic, family and sexual violence, which made their voices central to its findings.

AAP · Aug 19, 2025

The ElevenLabs AI Reader can turn any text into audio — here's how it works

With the ElevenLabs AI Reader app, explore a range of voices that include their 'iconic' collection and enhance your text-to-speech experience.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 8, 2024

Exclusive: Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war

As the Gaza war rages, Israeli funds target US college campuses and push to redefine antisemitism in US law

The Guardian - US · Jun 24, 2024

"I felt that if I didn't open myself up, then it might limit or hurt the songs": The Cold Stares look back on one of 2023's best albums, Voices

Having delivered a career highlight with Voices, The Cold Stares aren’t resting on their laurels, having already returned to the studio to work on their seventh album

Louder · Jan 15, 2024

How does the South Australian Voice to Parliament work and what does it tell us about how a national Voice might work?

Australia will go to the polls later this year to decide whether to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution. Meanwhile, South Australia created its own First Nations Voice in March.

The Conversation · Aug 6, 2023

Parliamentary committee established to explore potential NT First Nations Voice

After South Australia unveiled its own regional Indigenous Voice to Parliament, the NT is now looking at a "statutory" body. But how are these different from the federal proposal?

ABC News · May 20, 2023

People in the Kimberley have spent decades asking for basics like water and homes. Will the Voice make their calls more compelling?

The intent of the proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament is to elevate and amplify our input across the nation into laws, policies and programs that will impact on Indigenous Australians.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2023