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Voice to parliament: Marcia Langton accuses no camp of spreading ‘garbage’ about Indigenous leaders

Academic says Indigenous voice supporters are being maliciously targeted by those in the referendum no camp

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Kerry O’Brien says Indigenous voice no campaign’s conduct has been an ‘open invitation to racists’

Former ABC host and co-author of The Voice to Parliament Handbook says language used by Peter Dutton could encourage racist messages to spread

The Guardian - AU

Here’s the truth about Aboriginal ‘elites’: everything they achieved had to be fought for

Supporters of the voice to parliament have been characterised as academic, urban elites. But scratch at their history, and privilege is the last thing you will find

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Yes campaign ‘keeping the faith’ despite declining polling for voice

Key members of the campaign for an Indigenous voice to parliament say they won’t be caught up analysing numbers as some polls show no vote growing

The Guardian - AU

Kerry O’Brien gives impassioned defence of Indigenous voice to parliament at hearing

Former ABC journalist tells joint select committee on voice wording that it is a ‘simple and unambitious and unthreatening’ proposal

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Professor Marcia Langton on the Voice's powers and potential

Professor Marcia Langton holds the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, and was co-author (with Professor Tom Calma) of the Indigenous Voice Co-design Process report to the Morrison government. She has been a fighter for rights and progress for Indigenous Australians for decades, and she’s…

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Liberals split denied after partyroom voice call

Divisions have emerged after the Liberal Party announced it would formally oppose the government's proposed model for an enshrined voice to parliament.

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If yes campaign for Indigenous voice loses ‘racists will feel emboldened’, Marcia Langton says

Working group member shares Liberal Bridget Archer’s concern Coalition’s no campaign in danger of running ‘adjacent to racist views’

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton and the voice: what the Liberal party has got wrong about Indigenous recognition

We unpack and factcheck some of the key reasons the opposition leader has given for saying no to the voice

The Guardian - AU

Professor Marcia Langton accuses Peter Dutton of 'lying' over Voice to Parliament

A senior member of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Working Group has slammed the Liberal Party's decision to oppose a referendum on the Voice as "deceitful".

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Yunupiŋu was a great clan leader, a great family man and very much loved. I wish Australian political leaders could have learned more from him

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. Yunupiŋu’s family have given permission for his name and images to be used.

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Tributes flow for Indigenous land rights activist and Gumatj clan leader Yunupingu

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leads the tributes for the Gumatj clan leader, remembering him as a man who "walked in two worlds with authority, power and grace".

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‘I’m here to change the country’: Albanese launches an uncompromising Indigenous voice plan

Attempting to appease conservatives was pointless and risked failure, the referendum working group told the PM. It appears he listened

The Guardian - AU

‘White saviours’ accused of finding flaws in voice proposal ‘to stay in spotlight’ by working group member

Thomas Mayo says it is now ‘crunch time’ for Australian government’s relationship with advisory group

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Marcia Langton attacks ‘relentless scare campaign’ waged by opponents of Indigenous voice

Comments from design group co-chair come after NT’s Country Liberal president announced resignation over party’s opposition to voice

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South Australia set to become first jurisdiction with Indigenous Voice to Parliament

The South Australian government is aiming to have an Indigenous Voice to Parliament up and running before the national referendum, and supporters are hoping it will serve as an example for the proposed federal body.

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Albanese needs to be more persuasive on the voice – or Dutton’s wrecking ball could break it

The PM should be better prepared as the opposition leader makes himself the frontman if not for an explicit ‘no’ then at least for sowing doubt

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Peter Dutton seeks assurances about limits of Voice to Parliament's role

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton wants assurances on the limits of the power of the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament, while remaining tight-lipped on how the Liberal Party will manage its position on the looming constitutional question.

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Federal government has not decided how the Voice to Parliament will work, but here's what it is thinking

Despite complaints from some camps that there is not enough detail on how a Voice to Parliament could work, two reports have already spelled out how it could be done. Here's what they say.

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New year to bring fresh details on voice

Two senior members of the federal government's working group on the Indigenous voice say arguments it lacks detail are 'disappointing' and 'bewildering'.

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Indigenous Voice report authors 'disappointed' by argument the proposal lacks detail

Authors of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament design say they went through their report with many parliamentarians and are disappointed by those who now argue it lacks detail.

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What is the Indigenous voice to parliament, how would it work, and what happens next?

Here’s what we know so far about how the Albanese government hopes to enshrine an Indigenous voice in the constitution via a referendum

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Calls for investigation into Lidia Thorpe's potential conflicts of interest

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe is facing an internal investigation and the prospect of parliamentary censure, following revelations she failed to disclose a relationship with a former bikie boss.

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Push for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament ramps up, as PM promises referendum next financial year

More than 60 of the country's prominent Indigenous voices gathered for crucial talks with the prime minister on Thursday to discuss the timing, question and education campaign around the Voice to Parliament.

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Government appoints First Nations leaders to guide referendum on Indigenous voice

Minister for Indigenous Australians lays out plan to win referendum as Peter Dutton criticises corporates willing to sign up ‘sight unseen’

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