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A retiring NZ MP has suggested joining Australia – we should at least think about it (before saying no)

Big policy ideas usually don’t come up in parliamentary valedictory speeches – they’re for saying goodbye and thank you. So departing Labour MP Jamie Strange was the exception last week when he made a case for New Zealand and Australia becoming one country.

The Conversation

'It's the right thing to do': Campaigners in favour of Voice to Parliament make their case

"We owe this to ourselves and we owe it to our kids."

Newcastle Herald

"I can't imagine why anyone would say No": Yes campaign hits the Hunter

Thomas Mayo says most Australians support an indigenous advisory body.

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The ACT has had its own 'Voice' for 15 years, and things might be about to change

The ACT's 15-year-old 'Voice' has delivered 'real change'.

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Labor, Albanese and the Voice slide in Resolve poll; Fadden byelection preference flows

A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted August 9–13 from a sample of 1,603, gave Labor 37% of the primary vote (down two since the July Resolve poll), the Coalition 33% (up three), the Greens 11% (steady), One Nation 5% (down one), the UAP 2% (up one), independents 10%…

The Conversation

Online Abuse Towards Indigenous Australians Is On The Rise Ahead Of The Voice Referendum

"Indigenous Australians have been carrying a heavy personal load as this campaign has progressed."

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Qantas throws weight behind Voice with travel for 'yes' campaigners

Qantas is providing travel for the Yes23 campaign and the Uluru Dialogue teams “so they can engage with regional and remote Australians”.

The Conversation

Accentuate the negative: why the Liberal Party's fondness for 'no' might ultimately backfire

The Coalition is attempting to claim it supports a legislated Voice to Parliament because it “is important in the way it may close the gap and the way it may improve the lives of indigenous people”, but that a Voice protected by the Constitution – on which Australians will vote…

The Conversation

'For the better outcome': two views on how things run in Newcastle

'I believe we are ... witnessing a grassroots revolt'

Newcastle Herald

Women players deserve same pay as men

'The female athletes just get on with it, they definitely do not roll around and grimace as if both their legs are broken.'

Newcastle Herald

Word from The Hill: Voice proponents and opponents draw succour from heritage backdown; ALP toughens Palestine policy to placate party; more questions follow Lehrmann inquiry

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team.

The Conversation

'No' to the Voice takes lead in Essential poll; huge swing to Libs at WA state byelection

A national Essential poll, conducted August 2–6 from a sample of 1,150, gave “no” to the Indigenous Voice to parliament a 47–43 lead, reversing a 47–43 lead for “yes” in this poll in early July. While Newspoll and Resolve polls had given “no” a lead in June, this is the…

The Conversation

WA Premier Roger Cook says 'sorry' as he dumps Aboriginal cultural heritage law

The Western Australian government, announcing it is backing down on its controversial law to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, has apologised to the people of the state for getting it “wrong”.

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Blackbutt reservations: how happy are the reserve's critters?

'I believe the wombat should be retired immediately.'

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PM will push national cabinet for public holiday if Australia make final – as it happened

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The Conversation

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.

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Shane Drumgold resigns as ACT director of public prosecutions; Queensland man shot by police – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Don't count renewed Newcastle Knights out of the top eight just yet

Let's hope that the Knights can carry this on.

The Conversation

Albanese tells Garma 'we have to hold to the courage of our convictions' in Voice fight

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pay an emotional tribute to the late Yunupingu while declaring the importance of Voice advocates sticking to the courage of their convictions, when he addresses the Garma festival on Saturday.

The Conversation

Garma is a festival of political discussion and celebration of culture. Will the Voice be a central theme?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article mentions people who have passed away. Names have been withheld out of respect for Sorry Business.

The Conversation

The Voice is a simple and enduring idea with a past – and a promise

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The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Trying to dodge talking about 'treaty' could do the Voice campaign more harm than good

The Albanese government is at risk of letting down the Voice’s “yes” case by its tactics of excessive caution and control in the referendum debate.

The Canberra Times

'Future and strongest allies': student questions on the Voice answered

Indigenous advocates and senators answered student questions from all over Australia.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: 'yes' campaigner Thomas Mayo and 'no' advocate Derryn Hinch on the Voice

The Garma Festival is being held over the next few days in Arnhem Land. There will be a great deal of talk this year about the Voice. Anthony Albanese will speak on Saturday, but he won’t announce the date for the referendum. Peter Dutton isn’t attending.

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