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Personal conversations not party press conferences will guide regional Australians on an Indigenous voice

Organisers say rural voters are not ‘empty vessels to be filled with political speak’ by the Nationals, who plan to oppose the voice to parliament

The Guardian - AU

How David Littleproud's electorate reacted to his Voice to Parliament announcement

Traditional custodians in the seat of Maranoa say they were expecting the Nationals leader to give them a call, but the phone never rang.

ABC News

Peter Dutton saying maybe to the Indigenous voice but meaning no is not a cost-free exercise

Opposition leader faces a coterie of hardcore voice opponents in the Liberal party room, but saying no, and Australians voting yes, is a risk I wouldn’t want to take

The Guardian - AU

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The rhetoric around the Indigenous voice to parliament shows it’ll be a rough campaign

If this week was an indication of the level of the debate, then Australia is in for a torrid time when referendum process begins in earnest

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: To have the best chance of success, the Voice must be sold to voters as a positive, unifying story

Australia has less than a year to get itself ready to vote on one of the most significant constitutional referendums in its history – to insert an Indigenous Voice into the constitution.

The Conversation

Lia Finocchiaro says CLP yet to reach Voice to Parliament position, despite Jacinta Price announcing opposition

Country Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price supported the Nationals' declaration that they would oppose the Voice earlier this week.

ABC News

Afternoon Update: Morrison censured; anti-corruption bill passes; and a breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug

Anthony Albanese calls on the former PM to apologise for secretly appointing himself to additional ministries

The Guardian - AU

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Could the Nationals' refusal to support a Voice to Parliament derail the referendum?

The Nationals have declared they will support the No case for the Voice referendum. This position has not been endorsed by all the Nationals, with the Western Australian Nationals and federal MP Andrew Gee confirming their support for the Voice.

The Conversation

Victorian Nationals back federal party's stance on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh says his federal leader was "almost compelled to oppose" the Indigenous Voice to Parliament because of the lack of detail on how it would work.

ABC News

Split in Nationals over Indigenous Voice to Parliament as Andrew Gee breaks ranks

Nationals frontbencher Andrew Gee breaks ranks with his colleagues, arguing it is "absurd" for his party to expect him to change his stance on supporting an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

Field firms for Vic leadership showdown

Veteran Liberal MP Ryan Smith has withdrawn from the race to become party leader, while contender John Pesutto has reclaimed his seat to set up a showdown.

AAP

No public money for 'Yes' or 'No' campaigns in Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, Burney confirms

The Albanese government will leave the "yes" and "no" camps to do their own fundraising in the upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, rather than providing an even contribution from taxpayers.

ABC News

Albanese insists Voice will help 'close the gap', as divisions flare in Nationals

As the Indigenous Voice provoked divisions in the Nationals, Anthony Albanese rejected the party’s claim it wouldn’t help “close the gap” for First Nations Australians.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Nationals spark Indigenous voice row; Daryl Maguire charged; and China’s escalating protests

Voice campaigners say the Nationals are ‘out of touch’ with regional Australia

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Elder in David Littleproud's electorate rebukes Nationals over opposition to Voice to Parliament

Gunggari elder Lynette Nixon, who lives in western Queensland, joins a chorus of calls for the National Party to review its opposition to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Why do the Nationals oppose the Indigenous voice and do their arguments stand up to scrutiny?

David Littleproud says the move would add more bureaucracy while Uluru campaigners believe it would mean practical improvements to lives

AAP

Voters frustrated in blue-ribbon Vaucluse

An independent challenger for the upcoming NSW election says voters feel taken for granted and "frustrated" in a traditionally blue-ribbon Sydney seat.

AAP

WA Nationals support Indigenous voice

Western Australia's state parliamentary Nationals have split from their federal counterparts by expressing support for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

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The Guardian - AU

National party ‘out of touch’ with regional Australia on Indigenous voice, campaigner says

Thomas Mayor has spent 18 months travelling around the country speaking about the Uluru statement and says rural people agree with it

ABC News

West Australian National Party breaks ranks over Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Mia Davies has become the first state Nationals leader to criticise the federal branch's decision to not support the Voice to Parliament referendum.

The Guardian - AU

David Littleproud is a ‘kindergarten kid’ whose Nationals will be ‘left behind’ on voice, Noel Pearson says

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price caught in a ‘tragic redneck celebrity vortex’ and ‘punching down on other Blackfellas’, Cape York leader says

ABC News

Noel Pearson says 'kindergarten kid' David Littleproud capitulated on Voice to Parliament in blistering rebuke of Nationals

The Indigenous leader says the Nationals leader supported the Voice to Parliament until vocal opponent Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was elected — comments Senator Nampijinpa Price describes as "nasty".

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Media echo chambers added to Liberals losing touch with voters

The Liberals and Nationals seem increasingly incapable of breaking with their losing ways, writes Paul Bongiorno.

ABC News

Uluru Statement advocates hope to 'persuade' Nationals to change their stance on the Voice

The Nationals' move to officially oppose the Voice to Parliament has been labelled as "premature" by advocates.

AAP

Nationals MPs break ranks to support voice

An outspoken Nationals MP and the WA party have reaffirmed support for the Indigenous voice to parliament, despite the federal party opposing the referendum.

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