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The bill that will trigger the first referendum in more than 20 years has been introduced to parliament, as the government claims it has taken the first "formal" step towards constitutional recognition of First Nations people.

After Mark Dreyfus finished speaking, many rose to give a standing ovation. The mostly empty opposition side remained seated.

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

Kenneth Hayne backs the details of the proposed referendum on a Voice to Parliament.

Senator Lidia Thorpe’s defection from the Greens changed the power dynamic in the Senate. Now the government needs two crossbenchers (and the Greens) to pass legislation opposed by the Coalition. Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie and her colleague Tammy Tyrrell can provide those two votes, which puts them in a potentially…

Australia is preparing for a referendum to decide on the proposed Voice to parliament for First Nations people. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stated the referendum is likely to happen sometime between October and December this year.

Dutton is the one leader who has most to lose in the Aston by-election, the odds are favouring him, he’ll be desperately hoping that they hold.

The former secretary of the US Navy and South Australia's premier take Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John to task over him questioning Australia's relationship with the USA and the AUKUS agreement.

South Australia's Premier Peter Malinauskas has conceded he does not expect the state's First Nations Voice to Parliament to lead to sudden improvements but hopes that "over years and decades to come, there is some positive change".

"For too long our voices have been excluded or dismissed."

South Australia is the first state to allow an Indigenous voice to parliament in a show of respect for Australia's First Nations people.