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Dutton talks down second Indigenous referendum

Peter Dutton has walked back a bid to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution, saying people are 'over the referendum process for some time'.

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Monday briefing: How Australia voted down a historic plan to boost Indigenous rights

In today’s newsletter: The Indigenous voice to parliament referendum could have expanded representation and rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – why didn’t it pass?

The Guardian - UK

Peter Dutton walks back offer of second referendum after voice poll

Asked about another referendum on Indigenous recognition, opposition leader says Australians won’t want that ‘for some time’

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How did the media perform on the Voice referendum? Let's talk about truth-telling and impartiality

The rules by which politics are conducted have changed dramatically, especially since the rise of Trumpism. Yet the professional mass media continue to cover politics in ways that are no longer fit for purpose.

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Indigenous communities overwhelmingly voted yes to Australia’s voice to parliament

Polling catchments where Indigenous Australians form more than 50% of the population voted on average 63% in favour of the voice

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If there is to be any healing after the Voice referendum, it will be a long journey

The result of the Voice referendum on Saturday was unexceptional if considered in light of the constitutional history of this country.

The Conversation

'No' camp pledges practical solutions after voice fail

The opposition says it's committing to improving the lives of Australia's most marginalised after the nation said no to an Indigenous voice in the constitution.

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AEC responds after Jacinta Nampijinpa Price questions ‘conduct’ in Indigenous communities that voted yes

Price claimed there was ‘manipulation’ in remote communities but electoral commission says ‘ability to campaign at any polling place … was the same for everyone’

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Northern Territory majority rejects voice referendum

Two in three Northern Territorians have rejected the concept of an Indigenous voice, backing one of their senators who spearheaded the 'no' campaign.

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Revealed: the secretive rightwing firm providing ‘clout’ for voice no campaign

Whitestone Strategic consultancy found to have more ties with prime movers against Indigenous voice than previously known

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Grattan on Friday: Did Anthony Albanese realise what a rough journey this referendum would be?

Anthony Albanese has invested heart, soul and political authority in his battle to change the Constitution to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. His tears this week at Uluru, when surrounded and celebrated by Aboriginal women, showed a deep well of emotion.

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Former chief justice slams no campaign’s core argument against voice as ‘resentful’

In a National Press Club speech, Robert French also refutes common anti-voice argument that it will constrain executive decision-making

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Grattan on Friday: Jacinta Price is the Coalition's official referendum voice, but Julian Leeser is determined to be heard

In politics, one person’s setback is often another’s opportunity. That’s the story of the Coalition’s Julian Leeser and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price in the Voice referendum.

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The 'yes' Voice campaign is far outspending 'no' in online advertising, but is the message getting through?

With early voting set to open next week for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, this is a critical time for campaigners to win over voters.

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State governments responsible for injustices

The First Nations people begging for equality makes me ashamed of my country.

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Land council slams Senator Price for colonisation cheer

The Central Land Council has taken Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to task for her comments about colonisation being only positive.

Newcastle Herald

How Japan successfully tackled housing crisis

Japan no longer has a housing crisis. Why?

The Guardian - AU

Split emerges in no campaign as Mundine says opposing voice makes treaties more likely

The comments come days after fellow no campaigner Jacinta Nampijinpa Price declared you ‘can’t have treaty’

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Burney tells pro-voice rally crowds ‘history is truly calling’ – as it happened

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The week in parliament: a bruising time for the voice and veteran affairs, punctuated by a bit of pop levity

Attacks on Marcia Langton prompt angry responses, Nick Kaldas delivers uncomfortable moments, and Marise Payne takes a bow

The Guardian - AU

Some Australians seem more outraged by accusations of racism than by racism itself

The fracas in the wake of comments by Marcia Langton suggests a necessary conversation – led by people with lived experience – is still out of bounds

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: furore over Jacinta Price’s ‘offensive’ remarks; minister blocks release of Qatar papers; and Hunter Biden indicted

Fallout from Coalition senator’s National Press Club speech reverberates as Linda Burney and Adam Bandt weigh in

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous people ‘disgusted’ by Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s ‘simply wrong’ comments on colonisation, Burney says

No campaign spokeswoman praised by opposition leader Peter Dutton who stopped short of endorsing her claims about the impact of colonisation

The Guardian - AU

No lasting negative impact of colonisation? Try telling that to survivors of Kinchela

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price needs a better understanding of history if she thinks Indigenous people have only seen positive things from white rule

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Grattan on Friday: Langton and Price fight with passion and gloves off for beliefs

Anthony Albanese cemented victory in the 2022 election by being mostly highly cautious and having Labor run, by and large, a tight campaign. If he loses the Voice referendum, which is looking very likely, his own overreach and the “yes” campaign’s ill-discipline will carry a good deal of blame.

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