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Your Say: Honourable members? Pull the other one

Another week of bonkers claims, counterclaims, secrets and lies in our political spheres has pushed Crikey readers to vent.

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'Historic moment' for a Voice to Parliament

"This will be a place where people can translate from grassroots into the conscience of the country those details that affect communities."

Newcastle Herald

Grattan on Friday: Government win on climate legislation leaves opposition looking like a stranded asset

Perhaps not since the marriage equality vote has the passage of a bill in the House of Representatives carried such a combination of substantive and symbolic import as the Albanese government’s climate legislation.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tom Calma on the Indigenous Voice to parliament

The Albanese government has released the draft wording for enshrining an Indigenous Voice to parliament in the constitution. Anthony Albanese is making a referendum a priority but history tells us how hard these are to pass.

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Differing Indigenous views on Voice: PM

The prime minister has acknowledged there would still be a range of views about a Voice to parliament within the Indigenous community.

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The Voice referendum process demands detail by its very nature, and it’s not ready

The right’s strategising is irrelevant. The Voice has to convince millions, and those millions will have questions.

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Voice to Parliament opponents call it ‘elitist’. They should try looking in a mirror

Politicians in parties with dwindling memberships and captains’ picks try to paint the policy culmination of years of consensus building as ‘elitist’.

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Media must abandon negativity bias to walk with Uluru Statement

For the Uluru Statement of the Heart to achieve its full potential, the Australian media must unlearn its reliance on conflict.

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Paul Bongiorno: Righting wrongs puts Voice referendum in box seat

Earlier prime ministers have heralded false dawns promising First Nations people they would receive the recognition and respect so long denied them.

The New Daily

Constitution should recognise Indigenous people as first Australians, says Noel Pearson

The Albanese government's proposal to enshrine an Indigenous advisory body in the constitution should include words that formally recognise Indigenous people as Australia's first inhabitants, advocate Noel Pearson says.

ABC News

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price tells Q+A she probably won't support a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Indigenous Country Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price tells Q+A she will "probably not" be working to support a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

News Corp, adrift and aimless, rebrands as progressive outlet for critical thinking

The Oz has lambasted a Guardian faux pas about the Stolen Generations, curiously foggy on its extensive history of culture war baiting.

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Lack of Indigenous Voice detail leaves vacuum for conspiracy theorists and the far right, experts warn

‘A contentious, politically charged topic combined with an information vacuum is the perfect breeding ground for misinformation.’

Crikey

Voice to Parliament: ‘detail’ demands only mask rejection of entire recognition project

An Indigenous Voice referendum should not require extensive detail — not in a constitution that doesn’t even mention a prime minister.

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Why does the government need a referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament? What if it fails?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken the first steps towards a referendum that would enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. But why does the government need to hold a referendum and what happens if it fails?

AAP

Voice will be practical, symbolic: Burney

While an Indigenous Voice to parliament will be symbolic, the Indigenous Australians minister says the body would also bring practical outcomes.

The Conversation

What can history teach us to ensure a successful referendum for A First Nations Voice to parliament?

The Albanese government is moving ahead with plans to hold a first-term referendum on a First Nations Voice. The Prime Minister has attended the annual Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, where the Voice was a key focus.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Albanese takes welcome first step but government needs to produce Voice detail

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a good start on his push to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution. But we shouldn’t delude ourselves: the path to success remains difficult, and hard decisions will have to be made on the journey.

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What would an Indigenous Voice to Parliament look like? And how might it work?

The Prime Minister has revealed a proposed set of words to be added to the constitution for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The opposition says the move is positive and next step is to explain how it would work. Here's what we know so far.

ABC News

The Prime Minister insists he's willing to take a risk on a referendum, to 'uplift our whole nation'

The Prime Minister wants the referendum question to be clear and simple — but that comes at the cost of leaving it to the parliament to determine the composition, powers and function of the Voice.

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Voice question ‘simple’ enough to pass: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used the Indigenous Garma Festival to unveil a proposed referendum question to enshrine a Voice to parliament.

AAP

Voice question 'simple' enough to pass: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used the Indigenous Garma Festival to unveil a proposed referendum question to enshrine a Voice to parliament.

AAP

Garma Indigenous leaders urge Voice unity

Indigenous leaders at the Garma Festival have outlined the next steps in their campaign for constitutional recognition and a Voice to parliament.

The Conversation

Creating a constitutional Voice – the words that could change Australia

Ideas are powerful, but when it comes to a constitutional amendment, they need to be put into words before they can be debated seriously.

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Albanese’s Laid Out A Draft Question For The Referendum On A First Nations Voice To Parliament

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