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Leaders step up efforts as Indigenous voice vote fails

Both the 'yes' and 'no' camps say Australia needs to look forward and come together after a referendum to establish an Indigenous voice to parliament failed.

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Indigenous voice supporters call for week of silence

Following the heavy defeat of a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander campaigners have endorsed a week of silence.

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The 'nos' have it: campaigners look beyond the voice

There are calls by 'no' campaigners for greater action to close the gap following a failed bid for an Indigenous voice.

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Australia Votes ‘No’ In Voice To Parliament Referendum

The 'No' vote is projected to win the Voice referendum, according to the ABC. This makes it Australia's 37th failed referendum.

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Australians cast final votes in a referendum on whether to create an Indigenous Voice

Australians are casting their final votes in the country's first referendum in a generation, deciding whether to tackle Indigenous disadvantages by enshrining in the constitution a new advocacy committee

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Timeline: Indigenous Voice, treaty and truth in Australia

Indigenous people’s 60,000 years of connection to their country should be recognised, leaders say.

Al Jazeera

Australia holds landmark referendum on indigenous representation

Australians will on Saturday vote whether to recognise First Nations peoples in the country's constitution for the first time. But the lead-up to the referendum has triggered a torrent of racist abuse, with toxic debate spreading online and in the media.

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Still undecided on your vote in the voice referendum? This may help you decide

Here is a selection of explainers, opinion pieces and podcasts to guide undecided voters ahead of Saturday’s poll

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Last-minute bid to stop Indigenous referendum fails

The High Court has not accepted a last-minute writ issued by an Indigenous activist to stop the voice referendum from going ahead.

AAP

Are we the frightened little country the No campaign wants us to be?

The Voice to Parliament isn’t just an abstract debate about recognising historical injustice: it will have real implications for the lives of First Peoples.

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Voters warned to reconsider campaign material in booths

Referendum voters have been told to reconsider wearing campaign T-shirts and badges into polling booths and ensure they are kind when issued with directions.

AAP

The woke money behind the No camp and the daunting data before the Yes camp

In a Voice-themed Tips, we see how the No side is awake to capitalism, Tony Abbott’s shifting views on colonisation, and more dire polls for Yes.

Crikey

Let's not kid ourselves: 'Trumpification' is becoming our problem, too

We have a problem with the state of politics and public discourse in Australia. The appalling neo-Nazi video threat made against Senator Lidia Thorpe is a disturbing reminder of the dark undercurrents that are swirling through political discourse in Australia.

The Conversation

Retired Australian top judge and lawyers rebut opponents of Indigenous Voice

A former High Court chief justice and dozens of legal academics are rebutting key arguments used in the public campaign against Australians creating an advocacy body for the Indigenous population

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As vote nears, ‘horrific racism’ mars Australian Voice referendum campaign

Campaigning for historic vote on October 14 has exposed sharp divides in society and within the Indigenous community.

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ABC cornered on Four Corners footage

WA Police has ordered the ABC to hand over months of Four Corners footage of Disrupt Burrup Hub climate protests, and independent Senator Lidia Thorpe blames Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for a threatening video featuring the Nazi salute that was sent to her.

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'People want to kill me': Thorpe hits out at Nazi video

Lidia Thorpe says she has been in exile for months but has come out swinging after a video was sent to her of a neo-Nazi burning an Aboriginal flag.

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Neo-nazis and extremists a concern ahead of voice vote

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says she is "really worried" about the risks neo-Nazi groups and extremists pose in the lead-up to the voice referendum.

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King of the fossil-fuel industry

Resources Minister Madeleine King says cutting Australia’s gas supply would ‘worsen poverty and inequality’ and lead to ‘shortages … and high prices’, and independent Senator Lidia Thorpe says Dan Andrews quitting six days after announcing his plan to raze and redevelop 44 public housing towers was a ‘dog act’.

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‘Community, that’s where the real yarns happen’: Thorpe sits down for Voice Q&A in regional NT

Lidia Thorpe was interviewed in language on her opposition to the Voice, what a successful No vote could mean for Treaty, and more.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Michael Pezzullo stands aside after leaked texts; Collingwood anger over grand final tickets; and Qantas flags higher air fares

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Referendum's 'strength is its simplicity': law experts

Law experts have assured voters the referendum proposal to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution is legally safe.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia reacts to Murdoch transition; Dark Mofo on hold for 2024; and another ex-employee sues Lizzo

Rupert Murdoch, 92, steps down from leading his media empire, with his son, Lachlan, set to take over

The Guardian - AU

Albanese accuses Warren Mundine of splitting from no campaign over treaties and Australia Day

PM’s response comes as senior Liberal source says Mundine ‘made it very difficult for himself’ in race to succeed retiring NSW senator Marise Payne

The Conversation

There are two sides to the 'no' campaign on the Voice. Who are they and why are they opposed to it?

On October 14, the voting public will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” on a proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament.

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