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Grattan on Friday: Response to Alice Springs crisis poses early Indigenous affairs test for Albanese

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did the right thing in dashing off to Alice Springs this week in response to the publicity about that city’s crime crisis. But in doing so, he set up a test for himself.

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In photos: Thousands rally across Australia to protest "Invasion Day"

The Australia Day protests come ahead of a referendum to constitutionally enshrine an Indigenous voice to Parliament.

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Two months before NSW election, a new poll gives Labor a big lead

A new poll has given Labor a sizeable 56% to 44% two-party preferred lead over the Coalition, two months ahead of the New South Wales state election on March 25.

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Peter Dutton seeks assurances about limits of Voice to Parliament's role

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton wants assurances on the limits of the power of the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament, while remaining tight-lipped on how the Liberal Party will manage its position on the looming constitutional question.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum will fail without more detail

In an open letter, Peter Dutton asks the prime minister 15 questions he says need to be answered before Australians can make an informed decision at the upcoming referendum.

ABC News

Big tech calls out Tony Abbott on a point of fact

Tony Abbott has accused tech giants of trying to control how Australians think and vote in a spat over the indigenous Voice referendum.

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Huge: We Just Found Out When We’ll Likely Be Voting On The Indigenous Voice To Parliament

“I think we’re going to have a country that’s ready for change," said Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney.

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Federal Calare MP Andrew Gee quits National Party over Indigenous Voice to Parliament opposition

The federal Member for Calare, Andrew Gee, is resigning from the National Party effective immediately over its opposition to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

ABC Canberra newsreader steps down to cover the road to Indigenous Voice

He's been on local screens for almost six years

The Canberra Times

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

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

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

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.

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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.

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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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Nationals to oppose Indigenous Voice to Parliament

The National party says it will campaign against a Voice to Parliament, which would enshrine an Indigenous-elected representative body into the constitution.

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How five young Indigenous people feel about the Voice to Parliament — in their own words

ABC Radio Perth talked to five young Indigenous people about their hopes, questions and concerns about the Voice, and what it means for the future.

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Push for Indigenous Voice to Parliament is about justice and unity, not identity politics, Noel Pearson says

First Nations lawyer, academic and land rights activist Noel Pearson has given the first of four lectures to be broadcast by the ABC.

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Lessons from the Arctic about an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Northern Europe's Indigenous people, the Sámi, say their way of life is being threatened by a wave of "green colonialism". Can their voices to parliament save them?

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Push for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament ramps up, as PM promises referendum next financial year

More than 60 of the country's prominent Indigenous voices gathered for crucial talks with the prime minister on Thursday to discuss the timing, question and education campaign around the Voice to Parliament.

The Conversation

What does American basketballer Shaquille O’Neal have to do with the Indigenous Voice to Parliament?

On Saturday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with former NBA star and current TV personality Shaquille O’Neal in Sydney to enlist the sport star’s support for constitutional recognition for an Indigenous voice. O’Neal voiced his support for changes to the Australian Constitution, but is his voice the right one?

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Why was Shaquille O'Neal at a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese?

Anthony Albanese says the American basketball legend sought him out to discuss the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.

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First Resolve poll since election has huge Labor lead, and Labor also has massive lead in Victoria

A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted August 17-21 from a sample of 2,011, gave Labor 42% of the primary vote (32.6% at the May federal election), the Coalition 28% (35.7%), the Greens 12% (12.2%), One Nation 5% (5.0%), UAP 2% (4.1%), independents 8% (5.3%) and others 3% (5.2%).

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The Loop: One Nation websites to be suspended, China's ambassador to Australia on Taiwan, and Domino's Pizza breaks up with Italy

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Establishing a Voice to Parliament could be an opportunity for Indigenous Nation Building. Here's what that means

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the wording of the referendum question to enable a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament. It would seem Albanese has made a solid start on his election night promise to embrace the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.

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