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Far from undermining democracy, The Voice will pluralise and enrich Australia’s democratic conversation

Does the proposal for a Voice to Parliament prefigure a distinctive conception of democracy for Australia? A steady drumbeat of criticism to date has been that it will, instead, undermine our liberal democratic institutions.

The Conversation

Anthony Albanese says No campaign is 'underestimating Australians' in lead-up to Voice referendum

Anthony Albanese will deliver the Lowitja O'Donoghue Oration in Adelaide on Monday night, using the speech to argue for the Yes campaign and contest arguments put up by opponents.

ABC News

Pressure on police facing the front lines is becoming unbearable

Who would join the police force?

Newcastle Herald

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How much longer will a Voice take?

Ask yourself two questions that define the Voice: 'if not now, when?' and 'if not us, who?'

Newcastle Herald

Albanese says nearly 90% of Indigenous people support the Voice, which embodies the 'spirit of the fair go'

The Voice to Parliament is supported by nearly 90% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and provides an opportunity for an intergenerational solution to Indigenous problems, Anthony Albanese will say in a Monday address.

The Conversation

Don’t ‘rush to failure’: Dutton’s distractions are dudding us all

It's not easy to think of another issue Dutton could feasibly make into a political centrepiece without his party room bursting at the seams.

The New Daily

Lidia Thorpe rules out supporting No campaign, may abstain from Voice to Parliament legislation vote

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe is considering abstaining from voting on legislation to enable the Voice referendum in the Senate but has ruled out supporting the No campaign.

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Greens rebel Lidia Thorpe filing ‘racism’ claim against her old party with Human Rights Commission

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has accused the Greens of racism, and will lodge a case with the Australian Human Rights Commission

The New Daily

Families of 1967 campaigners reflect on Indigenous rights on referendum anniversary

More than half a century ago, Australians were asked to head to the polls in a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as part of the population and allow the federal government to make laws for them.

ABC News

Why don't we know more on former Newcastle post office's return to glory?

Wouldn't it be advisable for someone to take the bull by the horns?

Newcastle Herald

Blake Shelton Shares What He’s Most Looking Forward To Now That He’s Left The Voice

Blake Shelton has officially left The Voice, and he shared what he is most looking forward to now that it's over.

Cinemablend

Australia's netball crisis is growing, and there is no clear indication whether it can be fixed

Netball Australia has ticked a lot of the right boxes, but converting the saying into doing is proving to be a difficult step, writes Tracey Holmes.

ABC News

Australian sports unite to back Indigenous constitutional recognition

Twenty Australian sports organisations proclaimed on Friday their backing of a referendum to constitutionally recognise Indigenous people, as the country marked "Sorry Day" when it acknowledges years of injustices to Aboriginal people.

Reuters

Australian sporting organisations band together to support a Voice to Parliament

More than 20 major Australian sporting organisations unite to urge sport fans to vote 'yes' on a Voice to Parliament.

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Regional communities were central to Uluru Statement, and they must also be for the Voice to Parliament

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Uluru Statement From the Heart, and National Sorry Day.

ABC News

Victoria's Aboriginal treaty body urges Facebook parent company Meta to clamp down on racist abuse

Victoria's Aboriginal treaty body calls on Facebook to better control racist abuse online, as it counters a surge of hate speech it fears is being fanned by the national debate on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Crikey

When the truth is never as simple as Black and white

So many voices raised about the Voice and racism in Australia… yet so little wisdom imparted. Crikey readers try to make sense of it.

ABC News

Voice campaigner calls for overhaul of the National Indigenous Australians Agency ahead of Uluru Statement anniversary

The Uluru dialogue six years ago led to the Statement from the Heart and, ultimately, the upcoming referendum that could deliver constitutional change.

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Failure to prevent ratepayer's $80k fight fails the pub test

'In my view it is the council's responsibility.'

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Labor's national conference looms but the party's rank and file has lost its bite

Stuart Robert, one of the ministers involved in the notorious Robodebt scheme, can anticipate some sharp criticism when the royal commission’s findings come. Robert won’t be able to avoid the flak, but he has made sure he is out of parliament before it lands.

ABC News

Got questions about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament? You're not alone. Tell us what you want to know

We want to know your burning questions about the Voice, which we'll be using to inform our coverage.

Crikey

‘No lived experience’: ABC bosses pressed on failure to anticipate racist abuse ahead of coronation

A lack of diversity at executive level played a role in the ABC’s failure to anticipate the racist abuse of Stan Grant, one senator has suggested.

Crikey

Which three issues inspire Scott Morrison to stand up in Parliament these days?

The former prime minister has stood up and spoken up for the third time since he lost the top job. First for the queen, second for a censure motion, and now over the Voice.

The Conversation

What can we learn from the marriage equality vote about supporting First Nations people during the Voice debate?

In recent months in Australia, we have seen vigilante racism in Rockhampton, booing, abuse and vitriol directed at First Nations footy players, and the appalling treatment of First Nations children jailed in adult prisons.

ABC News

Indigenous leader Fred Pascoe says the Voice is still mysterious to many people

Prominent Indigenous leaders from Australia's north are calling on the federal government to give people more information about the Voice to Parliament or risk a no vote.

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