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A divided Australia will soon vote on the most significant referendum on Indigenous rights in 50 years

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or images of deceased people.

The Conversation

Australians will vote in a referendum on October 14. What do you need to know?

Australians will go to the polls on October 14 to vote in a referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. We have not voted in a federal referendum since 1999. So what do you need to know?

The Conversation

Why the 'yes' campaign should embrace the politics of nationhood

The fact that altering the Australian constitution requires a vote by the Australian people means that Voice referendum will become a vote about Australian nationhood.

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As referendum set for October 14, 'yes' is behind and the poll trends are unfavourable

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today announced that the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament will be held on October 14. To succeed, a constitutional referendum requires a majority in at least four of the six states as well as a national majority.

The Conversation

Morning Mail: voice a choice of ‘two Australias’, climate report too hot to handle, TV’s great cancellation

Prime minister prepares to launch the countdown to voice referendum, while his government is accused of ‘cult of secrecy’

The Guardian - AU

How do the 'yes' and 'no' cases stack up? Constitutional law experts take a look

In the coming weeks, Australians will be asked to vote “yes” or “no” to the constitutional amendment to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through establishing a body known as the Voice.

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'We need help here in Rotorua' – Mayor's cry for help

Rotorua’s mayor is crying out for more police on the beat after a spate of attacks on young people, but the Government says they've already been delivered and no political party is committing to extra, reports Jo Moir

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‘We need to be strong together’: Mark Coles Smith on Australia’s ‘deeply offensive’ Indigenous suicide crisis

First Nations Australians are six times more likely to take their lives. The Mystery Road: Origin star helms a new NITV documentary examining why

The Guardian - AU

Shane Drumgold is taking legal action over the Sofronoff inquiry. What could happen next?

Outgoing DPP asks for judicial review one month after report into handling of Bruce Lehrmann case was leaked to media

The Guardian - AU

Australian prime minister will set a referendum date for Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Australian Prime Anthony Albanese says he expects public support for creating a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament will grow after he focuses the nation’s minds on the issue by setting a date for Australia’s first referendum in a generation

The Independent UK

Stan Grant accuses the Australian newspaper of acting like a ‘racist hit squad’

Exclusive: prominent Indigenous journalist, who recently left the ABC, says he is being targeted by News Corp paper which ran story about a ‘bullying’ incident

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Dutton accused of ‘undermining’ faith in electoral system; human bone found at Mossman Gorge; and a once ‘extinct’ bird returns to NZ wild

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Former information commissioner claims in Senate inquiry he was ‘manhandled’ and ‘gaslighted’ by leadership

Leo Hardiman has spoken at length to a Senate inquiry about how his complaints about a massive freedom of information backlog were ignored by OAIC leadershipFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

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Shane Drumgold says Bruce Lehrmann prosecution inquiry failed to give him fair hearing and breached law

ACT government also reveals Sofronoff report appeared to present paragraph from Australian newspaper as opinion of NSW supreme court judge

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Thomas Mayo urges regional NSW to vote yes as Armidale turns out for Indigenous voice event

Three hundred people packed into Armidale town hall to hear the yes campaigner, four months after New England hosted no campaign event

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‘New low’: Peter Dutton accused of seeking to ‘undermine’ faith in Australia’s electoral system

Exclusive: Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says opposition leader is ‘seeking to cast doubt on legitimacy’ of voice referendum

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The little-known political confidant who ‘helped steer’ Australia’s leaders is finally remembered

Driver to 11 PMs, including Sir Robert Menzies, Alf Stafford was a one-off. But history has overlooked him when gazing at the office of power – until now

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‘An Aussie icon’: burnt-out car wreck begins 4,356km journey across Western Australia

The 1975 Mazda ute has been transformed into a wall-of-sound instrument and canvas for Gija stories as part of a 12-stop production travelling from the Kimberley to Perth

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Veronica Nelson’s family urges Victorian government to hear ‘cries for help’ and go further with bail reforms

Exclusive: MPs urged to implement Poccum’s law, named in honour of First Nations woman who died in a cell while on remand

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government repeatedly ignored warnings two years ago of youth prison overcrowding

More than 20 organisations issued warnings long before government’s ‘urgent’ move to override human rights protections for children on remand

The Guardian - AU

Julie Bishop says no result in Indigenous voice referendum would send ‘very negative message’ to world

Former Liberal foreign affairs minister says at yes campaign event ‘Australia’s international reputation can be affected by a no vote’

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Josh Murray made donation to NSW transport minister’s campaign before she appointed him as secretary

Emails released to parliament show former Labor staffer made $500 donation to Jo Haylen’s campaign before party won election

Newcastle Herald

How the intergenerational report can help the Hunter get its economic house in order

We need to act now to ensure that the Lower Hunter economy beyond 2050 is diverse and prosperous.

The Guardian - AU

CEO grilled at fiery inquiry – as it happened

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Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down

March this year marked the 60th anniversary of a famous “gotcha” moment in 1963, when Labor leader Arthur Calwell and his deputy, Gough Whitlam, were photographed outside the Hotel Kingston in Canberra.

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