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How Patty Mills is using basketball to highlight importance of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament vote

Patty Mills's family have been instrumental in pursuing Indigenous recognition for decades. The Boomers star is continuing their legacy through his beloved sport.

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What you missed in Tuesday's Senate estimates

Here are the headlines from Tuesday's Senate estimates.

The Canberra Times

Our research has shown Indigenous peoples' needs cannot be understood and met, without Indigenous voices

Opponents of an Indigenous Voice to parliament say the Voice is merely symbolic and another pointless layer of bureaucracy. They say that what is needed are “practical measures”.

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The history of referendums in Australia is riddled with failure. Albanese has much at risk – and much to gain

The Australian summer has not been kind to the proposal for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. A recent Newspoll shows a majority in favour – at 56% – but with half of those only partly in favour and 37% opposed. There is plenty of material for opponents to work…

The Conversation

Letters to the editor: plea to restore Blacksmiths to former glory

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

Newcastle Herald

View from The Hill: Dutton apologises for missing Apology's symbolism but how will he see the Voice's symbolism?

It wasn’t the first time Peter Dutton had said he was sorry for boycotting Kevin Rudd’s 2008’s historic Apology to the Stolen Generations, but Monday’s reiteration was an important moment for the opposition leader.

The Conversation

On the 15th anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations, federal government unveils $424 million Closing the Gap plan

The federal government acknowledges there has been an "enormous failure" in attempts to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, as it unveils a fresh national plan and hundreds of millions of dollars of funding.

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Albanese government announces $424 million to narrow a gap that is not closing fast enough

The Albanese government has unveiled a new implementation plan for Closing the Gap with $424 million over several years in additional money for “practical action”.

The Conversation

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney warns apology boycotters against repeating the same mistakes with the Voice

The minister for Indigenous Australians says those parliamentarians who walked out on the apology to the stolen generations should avoid taking similar actions against the Voice.

ABC News

Plea for 'decency and integrity' amid fear Voice vote will expose Aussie intolerance

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

Newcastle Herald

Grattan on Friday: Aston byelection will test Peter Dutton's ability to campaign on Victoria's tough terrain

The Melbourne outer suburban seat of Aston, set for a byelection after former Liberal minister Alan Tudge’s resignation, has already made its mark on history.

The Conversation

Lidia Thorpe won’t rule out launching new political party as she doubles down against voice to parliament

Exclusive: Former Greens senator says she will be guided by activists and elders as she pledges to champion the Blak sovereignty movement

The Guardian - AU

First Nations Voice legislation greeted with standing ovation and cheers in SA parliament

While it is not yet in effect, South Australia's state-based First Nations Voice is already generating noise, with cheers and applause greeting the introduction of the legislation underpinning it.

ABC News

Will multicultural Australians support the Voice? The success of the referendum may hinge on it

When Warren Mundine, one of the lead “no” campaigners of the Voice to parliament, suggested that migrants be recognised in the Constitution along with Indigenous Australians, it was criticised as a diversionary and potentially destabilising intervention.

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Govt accused of not consulting with elected body on Voice motion

Andrew Barr moved a motion about the Voice in the Assembly.

The Conversation

A story for every place, not jobs and growth: Revive reflects global trends in policy – cultural and otherwise

Federal Labor is engaged in urgent reform, making up for the “lost decade” under the Coalition. The Voice, industrial relations, climate change, universities, health, Asian-Pacific diplomacy, research and development are all undergoing significant policy review. We can now add the new National Cultural Policy, dubbed Revive.

ABC News

Voice to Parliament pamphlets advocating both sides to be sent to Australians, in concession to Peter Dutton

The government has made concessions on how the Voice to Parliament referendum will be carried out in the hopes of winning over the Liberal Party and its leader Peter Dutton.

Newcastle Herald

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.

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Lidia Thorpe vows to fight for truth telling in first interview since quitting Greens

New independent senator Lidia Thorpe reveals she has never been invited to attend the referendum working group, despite the federal government extending invitations to members of the opposition and the teal independents.

The Conversation

Word from The Hill: Government should set date for Voice to start talking

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team.

ABC News

SA First Nations Voice set to pass with support from The Greens, but opposition seeks more detail

A bill will be introduced this week which could result in South Australia enshrining a First Nations Voice to Parliament weeks ahead of the national referendum.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Senator Malarndirri McCarthy on Alice Springs and the Voice

Alcohol bans are being reimposed on Northern Territory Indigenous communities, as the federal and territory governments grapple with intractable problems in Alice Springs and elsewhere in the NT.

ABC News

Peter Dutton pushes for government to endorse single Voice to Parliament model

Liberal leader Peter Dutton says he wants to find common ground on the Voice to Parliament, but says the government should endorse a particular model to help people decide whether to support it in a referendum.

ABC News

What is 'black sovereignty'? The Indigenous movement Lidia Thorpe wants to pursue in parliament

Senator Lidia Thorpe's decision to quit the Greens to represent "a strong grassroots black sovereign movement" has left some wondering what the movement is and how it differs from a Voice to Parliament.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Balance of power shift in Senate creates uncertainty for more than the Voice

Lidia Thorpe intends to spend five years in the Senate throwing bombs at what she believes is the illegitimate legacy of a bloody colonialism.

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