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Prominent senator says she does not believe the proposal will address the longstanding issues facing Aboriginal people.

Police investigate vandalism of tree that was set to be demolished for major road project before large protests in western Victoria

In this week’s federal Newspoll, conducted with a longer-than-usual fieldwork period (June 16–24) from a larger-than-usual sample of 2,303 people, the “no” vote to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament took the lead by 47–43%, reversing a “yes” lead of 46–43% three weeks ago. Newspoll figures are from The Poll Bludger.

Winston Churchill once observed that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried”.

Debate on the Voice bill drew opposition and sometimes inflammatory rhetoric from opposite poles of the political spectrum. 

Representatives for opposing sides must collaborate on essays outlining their stands on Indigenous voice to parliament

Senate passes Voice to Parliament referendum legislation 52 to 19.

Politicians have passed legislation enabling the referendum, likely in October. Now it’s up to the general public to make history

Australia’s Senate has voted for a referendum to be held this year on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advocacy body to give the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority more say on government policy