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Australia’s conservative party declares opposition to Indigenous body: ‘A sad day for the country’

‘I was troubled by dreams and the spectre of Dutton Liberal party’s Judas betrayal of our country’

The Independent UK

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium

The Liberals have formally decided to oppose the Voice. Peter Dutton has declared he will campaign against it, a high risk strategy when polls are showing a majority of Australians currently support a “yes” vote.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Dutton under fire for opposing Indigenous voice; NSW bans TikTok; and ChatGPT defamation case

Liberal party’s ‘no’ enrages moderate members and draws accusations of betrayal from Aboriginal leaders

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How does the Liberal Party's Voice policy stack up against the proposed referendum?

Despite the political acrimony over the Voice referendum, what’s most striking is the similarities between the positions of the Coalition and the Labor government.

The Conversation

Outcry as Australian opposition refuses to back constitutional recognition of Indigenous people

Leaders condemn the Liberal Party over ‘Judas betrayal’ after it said it would campaign against establishing an Indigenous ‘voice to parliament’

The Guardian - AU

Former Indigenous Australians minister Ken Wyatt ends Liberal Party membership over Voice to Parliament stance

The former Indigenous Australians minister, who lost his seat at the last election, quits the Liberal Party over its decision to formally oppose the government's plan to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution.

ABC News

The Liberal Party's 'no' position on Voice signals it's primarily interested in speaking to a nation that no longer exists

The Liberal Party’s decision to formally oppose the federal government’s model for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament amounts to a resounding “no” position – but perhaps not in the way party leader Peter Dutton thinks.

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Noel Pearson accused Peter Dutton of 'preparing the grave' to bury the Uluru Statement, after Liberals reject Voice proposal

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson likens the Liberal leader Peter Dutton to "an undertaker preparing the grave to bury Uluru", after the federal Liberal Party rejects the proposed Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

Liberals commit ‘Judas betrayal’ in opposing Voice

Uluru Statement architect Noel Pearson says the federal Liberal Party is out of step with the Australian people by not supporting an Indigenous voice.

The New Daily

Pat Dodson takes leave from Senate - as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Liberal party accused of ‘turning its back’ on Indigenous people by opposing voice

Voice advocates say Peter Dutton is ignoring voters and ‘tying himself in knots’ over stance on constitutional recognition

The Guardian - AU

Dutton’s voice stance doesn’t protect Indigenous people. The no campaign is already scaring them

The opposition leader says he wants a civil referendum debate, but these political games are having real-world consequences

The Guardian - AU

Dutton secures leadership with promise to divide referendum, politics

Peter Dutton will oppose the constitutional recognition of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and draw a new partisan divide across his Liberal Party.

The New Daily

The Libs Confirmed Their Opposition To The Voice To Parliament, The Sky Is Blue Grass Is Green

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View from The Hill: Peter Dutton's risky call to campaign for 'No' in Voice referendum

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged to campaign against the Voice to Parliament, as the Liberal party overwhelmingly endorsed a “no” position for the forthcoming constitutional referendum.

The Independent UK

Australian opposition against Indigenous Voice in Parliament

Australia’s main opposition party has decided to oppose the government’s model for constitutional recognition of Indigenous people in a development that appears to doom the prospects of a successful referendum this year

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s bid to tank the Indigenous voice is breathtaking – and locks him in as Abbott 2.0

The opposition leader’s decision shows he is unable to even approximate national leadership

Reuters

Australia opposition says opposed to Indigenous body in parliament

Australia's main opposition Liberal party said on Wednesday it would oppose setting up a consultative body in parliament that could advise lawmakers on matters affecting the country's Indigenous people.

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The New Daily

Dutton to campaign against Voice after Liberals say an official no

The Liberal Party will formally oppose enshrining an Indigenous voice in the constitution – with Peter Dutton pledging to campaign against it.

ABC News

Liberal Party confirms it will oppose the Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announces the Liberals' formal opposition to the federal government's model for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, after a party room meeting in Canberra.

The New Daily

PM says Liberal calls to delay referendum are absurd

The prime minister is seeking bipartisan support for a referendum on an Indigenous voice but says the opposition is trying to undermine a 'yes' vote.

ABC News

Debate over the Voice to Parliament runs hot in WA's Kimberley region

Aboriginal people who make up 41 per cent of a remote WA region's population have differing views about what the Voice to Parliament could look like.

AAP

Liberal MP calls for free vote on Indigenous voice

Ahead of a key party room meeting about the Indigenous voice, Peter Dutton faces pressure to allow MPs a free vote on supporting the proposal.

ABC News

Leader of Indigenous community Doomadgee concerned Voice to Parliament will not be heard

The leader of a remote Aboriginal town is hoping the Voice to Parliament will mean his people will not have to call out so loudly to be heard, but he is concerned that may not be the outcome.

The Conversation

Liberals to meet on Voice, with Julian Leeser favouring campaign freedom for senior figures

Opposition spokesman for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser has delivered a detailed critique of the government’s Voice proposal, ahead of Wednesday’s special Liberal Party meeting to determine its stand.

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