HISTORICAL FACTS: 20 - The Untold Story

Paul Bongiorno: Voice referendum debate too often involves racism and prejudice

Playing the race card to defeat the Voice invites condemnation – it is “simply unworthy of the alternative prime minister of this nation”.

The New Daily · May 29, 2023

‘Not about race’: Warning on Indigenous Voice debate becoming ‘racist’

Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan has warned against creating a racially charged debate over the Voice to Parliament. 

The New Daily · May 29, 2023

How can we make the media less toxic?

“We in the media must ask if we are truly honouring a world worth living in. Too often we are the poison in the bloodstream of our society.”

The Conversation · May 29, 2023

Don’t ‘rush to failure’: Dutton’s distractions are dudding us all

It's not easy to think of another issue Dutton could feasibly make into a political centrepiece without his party room bursting at the seams.

The New Daily · May 28, 2023

Lidia Thorpe rules out supporting No campaign, may abstain from Voice to Parliament legislation vote

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe is considering abstaining from voting on legislation to enable the Voice referendum in the Senate but has ruled out supporting the No campaign.

ABC News · May 28, 2023

Greens rebel Lidia Thorpe filing ‘racism’ claim against her old party with Human Rights Commission

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has accused the Greens of racism, and will lodge a case with the Australian Human Rights Commission

The New Daily · May 28, 2023

Families of 1967 campaigners reflect on Indigenous rights on referendum anniversary

More than half a century ago, Australians were asked to head to the polls in a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as part of the population and allow the federal government to make laws for them.

ABC News · May 27, 2023

Blake Shelton Shares What He’s Most Looking Forward To Now That He’s Left The Voice

Blake Shelton has officially left The Voice, and he shared what he is most looking forward to now that it's over.

Cinemablend · May 26, 2023

Australia's netball crisis is growing, and there is no clear indication whether it can be fixed

Netball Australia has ticked a lot of the right boxes, but converting the saying into doing is proving to be a difficult step, writes Tracey Holmes.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

Australian sports unite to back Indigenous constitutional recognition

Twenty Australian sports organisations proclaimed on Friday their backing of a referendum to constitutionally recognise Indigenous people, as the country marked "Sorry Day" when it acknowledges years of injustices to Aboriginal people.

Reuters · May 26, 2023