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Pat Dodson takes leave from Senate - as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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

Yunupiŋu was a great clan leader, a great family man and very much loved. I wish Australian political leaders could have learned more from him

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. Yunupiŋu’s family have given permission for his name and images to be used.

The Conversation

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'Why risk racial harmony?': Key Lib queries voice vote

Opposition Indigenous Australians spokesman Julian Leeser has suggested the government should reconsider the timing of a referendum on a voice to government.

AAP

The Voice: what is it, where did it come from, and what can it achieve?

This is the first article in our three-part series explaining Voice, Treaty and Truth.

The Conversation

Voice supporters want it to advise executive government. Why are critics worried?

The Indigenous consultation body must be at the table as policies and laws are developed, advocates argue

The Guardian - AU

‘Unfinished business’: Australia to hold referendum on giving Indigenous people a voice in parliament

This year Australians will be asked to vote on whether to enshrine an advisory group on issues related to Indigenous people into the constitution

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Noel Pearson says he will 'fall silent' if Voice referendum fails

Indigenous advocate Noel Pearson says a rejection of the Voice to Parliament would represent a failure of a whole generation of Indigenous leadership, saying it would then be up to a new generation to chart a different way forward.

ABC News

Four amendments to the Voice referendum proposal could fix its hubris

The referendum proposal for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament needs to be rewritten to offer voters greater clarity and assurance.

Crikey

Voice referendum: who’s behind the yes and no campaigns and how do they plan to convince Australia?

The yes campaign is being driven by three collectives with a shared history, while the no side has been more reluctant to share its plans

The Guardian - AU

Letters to the editor: 'If stadiums are for sport, where's our stage?'

LETTERS: Newcastle Herald readers have their say on the issues of the day.

Newcastle Herald

'We destroy lives': Pearson urges schools to use explicit instruction over inquiry

The scholar and activist has praised the Canberra Goulburn archdiocese's Catalyst program as a beacon for the country.

The Canberra Times

How the Voice referendum could radically change Australia’s identity

The Voice to Parliament decision will expose ‘how all Australians see themselves as a nation and how they’re perceived in the world’.

Crikey

In the clamour and confusion around the Indigenous voice, the media has a special responsibility

The debate is complex and long overdue, but the least we must do is present the arguments with clarity and in good faith

The Guardian - AU

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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.

The Independent UK

Australia Day focuses on Black recognition in constitution

Australians are marking the 235th anniversary of British colonization

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Happy Australia Day. Let’s make it a two-day festival

January 26 is a ridiculous national day for Australia Day, but it’s the one we’ve got, and we’re stuck with it.

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: Albanese approval rating dips in sign of gruelling political year ahead

Prime minister’s lowest result since last August doesn’t necessarily mean the end of government’s post-election honeymoon

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Federal Labor MP warns Alice Springs crime crisis is impeding Voice debate

The debate over enshrining an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution is being impeded by the Alice Springs crime crisis, according to the Indigenous Labor member for the Northern Territory seat of Lingiari, Marion Scrymgour.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Coalition sowing doubt on Indigenous voice; pensioner’s $65,000 robodebt; and cathedral sex party rumours

Noel Pearson suggests opposition leader Peter Dutton is playing ‘a spoiling game’ as experts say detail on voice comes later

The Guardian - AU

Coalition playing ‘spoiling game’ with Indigenous voice to parliament, Noel Pearson warns

First Nations leader concerned opposition’s calls for more details on referendum is a diversion that threatens chance for reconciliation

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Why the Voice is an economic as well as moral issue

A First Nations Voice is fundamentally a moral question and a symbol of recognition, but it is also economic and political.

The Guardian - AU

The rhetoric around the Indigenous voice to parliament shows it’ll be a rough campaign

If this week was an indication of the level of the debate, then Australia is in for a torrid time when referendum process begins in earnest

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: To have the best chance of success, the Voice must be sold to voters as a positive, unifying story

Australia has less than a year to get itself ready to vote on one of the most significant constitutional referendums in its history – to insert an Indigenous Voice into the constitution.

ABC News

Lia Finocchiaro says CLP yet to reach Voice to Parliament position, despite Jacinta Price announcing opposition

Country Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price supported the Nationals' declaration that they would oppose the Voice earlier this week.

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