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If you don’t know about the Indigenous voice, find out. When you do, you’ll vote yes

The official referendum no case advocates closing the gap – but read carefully and you’ll find nothing that actually might do it

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Labor’s new Murray-Darling Basin Plan deal entrenches water injustice for First Nations

The federal government has struck a new deal with most of the states in the nation’s largest river system. The agreement, announced last week, extends the $13 billion 2012 Murray-Darling Basin Plan to rebalance water allocated to the environment, irrigators and other uses.

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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.

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‘The first designers and models of this world’: attending the 2023 National Indigenous Fashion Awards

The Darwin winter sunset encircled the city with a brilliant gold. As the crowd anticipated the start of the annual Indigenous fashion parades, the room turned dark, and a lone figure appeared.

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The government has released its action plans to end violence against women and children. Will they be enough?

The Australian government has today released the First Action Plan 2023-2027 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032. These long-awaited plans detail what the Commonwealth, state and territory governments have agreed to do to progress their…

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A haven for music away from the noise

Choir members are learning and singing in multiple Indigenous languages.

The Canberra Times

Natsiaa 2023: Keith Wikmunea wins $100,000 art award for ‘exemplary’ and joyful sculpture

The 55-year-old Aurukun artist has taken out the First Nations art prize in Darwin, for a playful work that was praised for its ‘remarkable execution’

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Accelerated evolution and automated aquaculture could help coral weather the heat

Coral on the Great Barrier Reef has regrown strongly after the big losses of 2016 and 2017, when water temperatures were significantly above the long-term average. While this is good news, it’s largely luck. The reef experienced mass bleaching in 2020 and 2022, but temperatures cooled just in time to…

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Could an afternoon nap help us cope with hotter temperatures? It's worked for Australia's First Nations people

When it’s hot outside, it’s safer to head for air-conditioned shelter – right?

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How does the South Australian Voice to Parliament work and what does it tell us about how a national Voice might work?

Australia will go to the polls later this year to decide whether to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution. Meanwhile, South Australia created its own First Nations Voice in March.

The Conversation

First Garma festival without powerhouse leader Yunupingu to begin as voice referendum looms

Gathering will open with a memorial to beloved festival founder as leaders call on Australians to together ‘change the nation’

The Guardian - AU

Fear vs pride: how do the Voice to Parliament ads try to influence voters? And is it effective?

Political advertising for the Voice campaign is ramping up, particularly on social media. So, who is the target audience for each campaign’s ad, what are their key messages, and how effective will they be?

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I’ve never worn a netball dress I didn’t love but I’m glad the sport is changing its uniform

For many players, the netball dress is a ‘favourite outfit ever’. But until now the sport’s feminine uniforms have excluded some while annoying many more

The Guardian - AU

Woden getting an accessible changing place but 'more needs to be done'

Federal Labor has plans to partially fund a specialised toilet facility in Woden.

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The no pamphlet: campaign’s voice to parliament referendum essay – annotated and factchecked

Pamphlets written by politicians and published by the AEC have put the official case for a yes and no vote. They were not independently factchecked before publication, so Guardian Australia has added notes to the full essays to help you make better sense of them

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'No' campaigners have need to lie: veteran journalist

Kerry O'Brien has questioned why prominent 'no' campaigners "feel the need to lie" about the Indigenous voice to parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s referendum debate has been dominated by outrage content farmers – not the voices we need to hear

The perspectives of those who will benefit most from the Indigenous voice to parliament are being crowded out by high-profile no side elites offering indignation but no solutions

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As Canada reels from wildfire, First Nations hope for larger role

Advocates say that Indigenous communities must be given greater autonomy to engage in traditional burning practices.

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'Do not let them divide us' - Burney's impassioned plea

An emotional argument by the Minister for Indigenous Australians for people to back the voice included a withering attack on sections of the 'no' vote campaign.

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Matildas await FIFA call on First Nations flags at WWC

FIFA will soon make a call on whether First Nations flags can be hung inside the stadiums at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

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Indigenous Author Nakkiah Lui On Inviting Australia To The Dinner Table In Her New Podcast

What would a plate of food look like if First Nations people still owned the land we live on? That’s the question Nakkiah Lui is attempting to answer in her latest podcast “First Eat”.

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'Systems failed' in rheumatic heart disease deaths

An inquest has found health systems failed three women from a remote Queensland community who had rheumatic heart disease and died within 18 months.

The Conversation

Rising has yet to establish its voice – but this year's festival gave us significant and thrilling work by First Nations artists

Rising has just completed its second run across Melbourne. The newest addition to the city’s festival scene, Rising replaced the much-loved White Night festival and the much-celebrated Melbourne International Arts Festival.

The Conversation

How Indigenous cultural practices can improve waste management in communities

Improper municipal solid waste (MSW) management ranks high among environmental issues First Nations communities in Canada face.

The Conversation

Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It's time to relearn cultural burning

For 60,000 years, many First Nations peoples managed the land that sustained us. Fire, for us, was not destructive. It created new life. We believe bringing back cultural burning is an important step towards creating a more just and sustainable future.

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