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'I don't understand why this had to happen in the chamber tonight.'

It never quite lived up to its billing as “the right-wing GetUp!” but five years on, an activist group feted by Australia’s most conservative politicians and backed by some rich but reclusive individuals is a vocal opponent of the Voice to Parliament.

One of Education Minister Jason Clare’s top priorities for the Universities Accord is encouraging more Australians to go to university. As he notes, “more jobs are going to require a university qualification in the years ahead”.

Governments have failed to properly share decision-making with Indigenous people to accelerate Closing the Gap, despite formally undertaking to do so, according to a scathing indictment by the Productivity Commission.

Confusion over Western Australia’s new cultural heritage laws is being co-opted by the no campaign and far-right opponents of the voice

Exclusive: David Harris says ‘cheap politics’ has skewered the debate but expects support to rise before the vote

PM demands explanation from opposition leader over dealings with businessman under known bribery investigation

Mark Speakman doesn’t want to ‘compromise the integrity’ of probe into alleged texts sent by Taylor Martin

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted July 12–15 from a sample of 1,610, had “no” to the Indigenous Voice to parliament leading in a forced choice by 52–48 (51–49 in June). Initial preferences were 42% “no” (up two), 36% “yes” (down six) and 22% undecided (up five). I…

About 35 Aboriginal languages remain in NSW, and the state’s Aboriginal languages week is designed to halt further loss

Commission’s inspector, Gail Furness SC, to examine whether delays amount to ‘maladministration’