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Firms that donate to political parties twice as likely to win government contracts, analysis finds

Transparency group says donating companies should be banned from government contracts but constitutional expert disagrees

The Guardian - AU

Little hope of further constitutional change: experts

Australia's emphatic 'no' to the voice referendum may have spelt the end for any constitutional change in the future, experts claim.

AAP

Final arguments are being made before Australia's vote Saturday to create Indigenous Voice

Opposing campaigners have made their final pitches over changing the Australia’s constitution to acknowledge a place for Indigenous Australians on the eve of the nation’s first referendum in a generation

The Independent UK

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Policing platforms 'correct approach' on misinformation

A tech giant agrees with the government's plan for the watchdog to monitor compliance with a code of conduct to tackle misinformation and disinformation online.

AAP

No, Australia is not a corporation

The sovereign citizen movement took to social media to claim the Australian government is in fact a corporation. AAP checked the facts to refute it.

Crikey

Hanson wrong to say MPs would have to consult the Voice to Parliament

The solicitor-general and other constitutional law experts say neither Parliament nor the government would be under any obligation to consult the new body — despite what the One Nation leader claims.

Crikey

Pauline Hanson misleads with Voice claims about a new ‘Black state’

The One Nation senator is wrong in her assertions — the Parliament already has the constitutional powers to create new states.

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What’s next for the Voice? Hard deadlines and strict word counts

The next step in the Voice campaign is the official Yes-No pamphlet. Who writes the mini-essays? What can they say? And how much design flare will the AEC permit?

Crikey

Government's housing fund legislation delayed by Greens-Coalition alliance

The Greens and the Coalition have teamed up again to present a vote being taken on the government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.

The Conversation

Labor’s new grant category proposal criticised by legal experts as ‘retrograde step’

Awarding grants for explicit decisions of government risks ‘entrenching a system of permissible pork-barrelling’, barrister says

The Guardian - AU

What is the Indigenous Voice to Parliament? Here's how it would work and who's for and against it

We break down everything to do with the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.

ABC News

Voice to Parliament court saga offering echoes of the Indigenous rights battles around Mabo, Wik decisions

A deep divide has arisen over the High Court and role it could play over a Voice to Parliament. For some, it's raising echoes of past Indigenous rights battles, writes Elizabeth Byrne.

ABC News

Legal experts criticise suggestions Indigenous voice will have veto power in parliament

‘No substance in it,’ former chief justice Robert French says, while experts split on whether amendment should include ‘executive government’

The Guardian - AU

Leader of Indigenous community Doomadgee concerned Voice to Parliament will not be heard

The leader of a remote Aboriginal town is hoping the Voice to Parliament will mean his people will not have to call out so loudly to be heard, but he is concerned that may not be the outcome.

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Legal experts worry the words 'executive government' could lead to Voice referendum court battles

Constitutional lawyers are divided on whether the proposed wording for the Voice could face a High Court challenge if it was written into the constitution.

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Barnaby Joyce says Labor hasn't released the wording to enshrine the Voice to Parliament in the constitution. Is that correct?

Barnaby Joyce says Labor has not released the detail of the wording change to the constitution for the Voice to Parliament. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News

Greens head to a retreat to thrash out Voice to Parliament stance

Lidia Thorpe wants a Treaty first and has dismissed the Voice as a powerless advisory body which she is threatening to oppose unless she is satisfied that "First Nations sovereignty is not ceded".

ABC News

Indigenous Voice details should not be released, says constitutional law expert

Releasing draft legislation for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament would be inappropriate, a leading constitutional law expert says, as the federal opposition continues to press for more detail.

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Peter Dutton’s calls for draft Voice legislation undermine Indigenous consultation: expert

Experts reject the opposition leader’s claims as political debate over the issue descends into a state of torpor.

The Conversation

The government will not send out Yes and No case pamphlets ahead of the Voice to Parliament referendum. Does this matter?

The Albanese government proposes to ditch the “Yes/No” case pamphlets that are ordinarily posted to voters before a referendum. Is this a good idea, and what, if anything, should replace it?

The Conversation

A constitutional Voice to Parliament: ensuring parliament is in charge, not the courts

Australians will soon vote in a referendum on a First Nations Voice – a constitutionally guaranteed body empowering Indigenous communities to advise parliament and government on Indigenous affairs, as advocated by the Uluru Statement.

ABC News

Some politicians and pundits claim the Voice to Parliament would be a 'third chamber'. Five constitutional law experts weigh in

As Labor progresses a referendum on the Voice to Parliament, some politicians and pundits have claimed it would be a 'third chamber'. We asked five experts to weigh in.

The Independent UK

Australian PM defends ban on Parliament due to royal's death

Australia’s prime minister has defended an obscure and longstanding protocol that bars the nation’s parliament from sitting for 15 days following a British monarch’s death

ABC News

What does the Queen's death mean for the Commonwealth?

The Queen's death doesn't change a lot about how the Commonwealth runs – but it could prompt the question of whether it has a purpose, experts say.

The Conversation

What are the legal and constitutional consequences for Australia of Queen Elizabeth II's death?

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted many people, perhaps for the first time, to wonder: what happens now, legally?

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