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The rhetoric around the Indigenous voice to parliament shows it’ll be a rough campaign

If this week was an indication of the level of the debate, then Australia is in for a torrid time when referendum process begins in earnest

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Grattan on Friday: To have the best chance of success, the Voice must be sold to voters as a positive, unifying story

Australia has less than a year to get itself ready to vote on one of the most significant constitutional referendums in its history – to insert an Indigenous Voice into the constitution.

The Conversation

Lia Finocchiaro says CLP yet to reach Voice to Parliament position, despite Jacinta Price announcing opposition

Country Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price supported the Nationals' declaration that they would oppose the Voice earlier this week.

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Albanese insists Voice will help 'close the gap', as divisions flare in Nationals

As the Indigenous Voice provoked divisions in the Nationals, Anthony Albanese rejected the party’s claim it wouldn’t help “close the gap” for First Nations Australians.

The Conversation

Why do the Nationals oppose the Indigenous voice and do their arguments stand up to scrutiny?

David Littleproud says the move would add more bureaucracy while Uluru campaigners believe it would mean practical improvements to lives

The Guardian - AU

David Littleproud is a ‘kindergarten kid’ whose Nationals will be ‘left behind’ on voice, Noel Pearson says

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price caught in a ‘tragic redneck celebrity vortex’ and ‘punching down on other Blackfellas’, Cape York leader says

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Nationals MPs break ranks to support voice

An outspoken Nationals MP and the WA party have reaffirmed support for the Indigenous voice to parliament, despite the federal party opposing the referendum.

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Nationals declare they will oppose the 'Voice' referendum

The government’s bid to pass a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the constitution has been dealt a blow, with the Nationals announcing they will oppose it.

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‘Another layer of bureaucracy’: Nationals to oppose Indigenous voice

Nationals leader David Littleproud has declared the party will not back a proposal to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament. The government has been

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Nationals to oppose Indigenous voice

The Nationals will not support efforts to enshrine a Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution, threatening the chances of a referendum passing.

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Senator Jacinta Price votes against Territory Rights bill, citing distrust of NT government, concern for children

Jacinta Price has been slammed by politicians on both sides for voting against a bill which would overturn a ban stopping territory governments making laws on euthanasia.

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NT senator calls for urgent action to tackle Yuendumu crime after attack on grandmother

As feuding among family groups escalates in the remote outback town, Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Price says her grandmother needed to be rushed to hospital with head injuries.

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Peter FitzSimons to step down as ARM chair; protesters picket CPAC – as it happened

FitzSimons says a new generation is stepping up to lead republic campaign. This blog is now closed

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NT senator Jacinta Price prepares bill calling for return of remote community alcohol bans

Anecdotal evidence suggests alcohol-related crime and abuse is climbing after the scrapping of NT alcohol bans – and now a senator wants parliament to reverse it.

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Condolences and condemnation: Indigenous people and people of colour react to the death of Queen Elizabeth II

While some have offered unflinching takes on the damage of British colonisation, others say the monarch held ‘a special place’ in their hearts

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The Peter FitzSimons interview with Jacinta Price that sparked a week-long culture war

A Nine newspapers piece becomes a gift that keeps on giving for the Australian. Plus: small win for ABC archivists

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Territories' right to legislate around voluntary assisted dying only a step away from being restored

For more than two decades, both of Australia's territories have been barred from legislating around voluntary assisted dying. That could be about to change.

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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.

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NT federal politicians Jacinta Price, Marion Scrymgour highlight Indigenous policy failures in maiden speeches

Northern Territory senator Jacinta Price and Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour both address Aboriginal disadvantage, domestic violence and alcohol laws in their maiden speeches in federal politics.

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Northern Territory government facing calls to pause new post-intervention alcohol laws

Pressure is growing on the Northern Territory government to change its alcohol policy, as frontline services report spikes in alcohol-related incidents following the end of alcohol bans.

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The historic photo that celebrates a moment of unity and pride in Indigenous Australian representation

Indigenous parliamentarians from diverse First Nations hope they can work together across party lines to bring meaningful change

Liverpool Echo

Building Merseyside’s theatre of dreams in the big Tesco ‘ghost town’

The £38m Shakespeare North playhouse is set to put Prescot ‘on the map’ and shift the region’s cultural focus to Knowsley - but some residents question if everyone can come along for the ride

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Voluntary assisted dying advocates hopeful about new push to restore territory rights after 27-year fight

After fighting for the right to legalise voluntary assisted dying in Australia's territories for almost 30 years, Judy Dent tries not to get her hopes up too much these days. But she thinks the latest push feels different.

The Guardian - AU

Linda Burney tells Peter Dutton to be ‘on the right side of history’ regarding voice to parliament

New minister for Indigenous Australians says after a decade of divisive political discourse ‘this is an opportunity for unity and for leadership’

The Guardian - AU

‘Work in progress’: Australia’s new parliament the most diverse yet

Diversity advocates welcome new additions but say there is still a long way to go before parliament reflects Australian society

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