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Australia’s conservative party declares opposition to Indigenous body: ‘A sad day for the country’

‘I was troubled by dreams and the spectre of Dutton Liberal party’s Judas betrayal of our country’

The Independent UK

Grattan on Friday: the high cost of the Liberals' Voice rejection – for both Peter Dutton and the party

Ken Wyatt made history when he became the first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives in 2010. In 2019, he became the first Indigenous federal cabinet minister when he was appointed minister for Indigenous Australians in the Morrison government.

The Conversation

How does the Liberal Party's Voice policy stack up against the proposed referendum?

Despite the political acrimony over the Voice referendum, what’s most striking is the similarities between the positions of the Coalition and the Labor government.

The Conversation

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Outcry as Australian opposition refuses to back constitutional recognition of Indigenous people

Leaders condemn the Liberal Party over ‘Judas betrayal’ after it said it would campaign against establishing an Indigenous ‘voice to parliament’

The Guardian - AU

Liberals accused of 'Judas betrayal' in opposing voice

Peter Dutton has been accused of betraying the nation after confirming the Liberal Party won't support the Indigenous voice proposal.

AAP

The Liberal Party's 'no' position on Voice signals it's primarily interested in speaking to a nation that no longer exists

The Liberal Party’s decision to formally oppose the federal government’s model for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament amounts to a resounding “no” position – but perhaps not in the way party leader Peter Dutton thinks.

The Conversation

Noel Pearson accused Peter Dutton of 'preparing the grave' to bury the Uluru Statement, after Liberals reject Voice proposal

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson likens the Liberal leader Peter Dutton to "an undertaker preparing the grave to bury Uluru", after the federal Liberal Party rejects the proposed Voice to Parliament.

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Liberals commit ‘Judas betrayal’ in opposing Voice

Uluru Statement architect Noel Pearson says the federal Liberal Party is out of step with the Australian people by not supporting an Indigenous voice.

The New Daily

Don't miss opportunity for reconciliation, PM says

Leading Indigenous academics and the prime minister are confident Australians will support a constitutionally enshrined voice, despite Liberal Party opposition.

AAP

Liverpool Local elections 2023: Every candidate standing in Liverpool

This is everyone you can vote for in Liverpool's crucial elections next month

Liverpool Echo

Dutton secures leadership with promise to divide referendum, politics

Peter Dutton will oppose the constitutional recognition of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and draw a new partisan divide across his Liberal Party.

The New Daily

Australian opposition against Indigenous Voice in Parliament

Australia’s main opposition party has decided to oppose the government’s model for constitutional recognition of Indigenous people in a development that appears to doom the prospects of a successful referendum this year

The Independent UK

Moderate Liberals 'disappointed' with voice opposition

Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer says she was not surprised by the party choosing to oppose the Indigenous voice, but was disappointed with the decision.

AAP

Dutton to campaign against Voice after Liberals say an official no

The Liberal Party will formally oppose enshrining an Indigenous voice in the constitution – with Peter Dutton pledging to campaign against it.

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Michael Pascoe: How can Dutton remake the party of Parliament’s biggest RWNJ?

Who is the biggest looney in Parliament? It’s purely a matter of opinion, but for mine, Gerard Rennick has shot ahead of a crowded field.

The New Daily

Dutton defies calls for change, with Liberals tipped to reject Voice proposal

Peter Dutton appeared to hold firm against calls to bring the party towards lost seats in metropolitan Australia.

ABC News

Preselection challenge kicks off early federal election race for Tony Pasin's safe Liberal seat

A Liberal preselection battle is ramping up in the safe South Australian federal seat of Barker as nurse Katherine McBride challenges long-standing representative Tony Pasin.

AAP

Liberal Party searches for ways to win back voters

Engaging in "crazy" culture wars is pushing voters away, says a Liberal MP keen to bring his party back from the fringes and into the mainstream.

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Liberals to meet on Voice, with Julian Leeser favouring campaign freedom for senior figures

Opposition spokesman for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser has delivered a detailed critique of the government’s Voice proposal, ahead of Wednesday’s special Liberal Party meeting to determine its stand.

ABC News

Fears for the future of the Liberal Party as factional infighting blamed for resounding Aston by-election defeat

Political experts say the Liberal Party's resounding defeat at the Aston by-election is a result of factional infighting and internal issues that's led to a "monumental shift" as voters abandon the Coalition in droves.

AAP

Aston result shows rejection of nasty politics: Andrews

The Victorian premier has criticised the Liberal Party and Peter Dutton for the "nasty" rhetoric used in the lead-up to the Aston by-election.

Tribune News Service

Australia’s government strengthens grip with by-election win

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won a historic victory at a by-election in the state of Victoria, becoming the first government in more than 100 years to take a district off the opposition outside a national vote.

ABC News

Peter Dutton says he 'accepts responsibility' for Aston by-election loss

The Opposition Leader says he must take responsibility for the Liberal Party's devastating loss at the Aston by-election, after claiming during the campaign the result would be a "verdict on the leaders".

ABC News

Labor's Mary Doyle snatches historic victory in Aston by-election in Melbourne's outer east

Labor has claimed victory in the federal seat of Aston, the first time in more than a century that a government has won a seat from the opposition at a by-election.

AAP

Gareth Ward may be referred to privileges committee

The NSW government is considering referring independent MP-elect Gareth Ward to the privileges committee as counting continues after the state election.

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