Labor senator and veteran Indigenous leader Pat Dodson is calling for a renewed pathway towards reconciliation as he prepares to leave parliament. Senator Dodson, known as the Father of Reconciliation, said cancer treatment had taken a toll and left him physically unable to perform his duties. The West Australian reflected on his limited capacity during … Read more
Racism and hate is experienced in every corner and every suburb of the nation, a new report has found. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been detailing experiences of racism – including against children – for the Call it Out project since it launched in early 2022. Academics from the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous … Read more
As Australians head to early voting stations, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the referendum to enshrine an Indigenous voice in the constitution remains “winnable” despite opinion poll trends. Everyone eligible can now cast a ballot on whether an Indigenous advisory body should be included in the constitution after a staggered start to early voting due … Read more
Anthony Albanese will visit the spiritual heart of the country as part of a final push for the Indigenous Voice just days out from the referendum. The Prime Minister will touch down at Uluru on Tuesday evening, where he will meet with representatives from the Central Land Council. The visit will be part of a … Read more
Voters have been warned to reconsider wearing campaign T-shirts and badges when casting their ballot in the Indigenous voice referendum. A long-standing rule bans campaigning inside polling places or within 6m of an entrance. The Australian Electoral Commission said if a voter wore a pin, shirt or hat into a polling place it might not … Read more
Australians have headed to ballot boxes across the country to vote in the first referendum in more than 20 years. Saturday marks polling day for the Voice to Parliament referendum which, if successful, would establish an advisory body to the government of the day for issues impacting Indigenous Australians. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Australians to … Read more
This article first appeared in The Conversation. As we start to see the campaign for the Voice referendum gather momentum, there are a lot of Australian voters with genuine questions, trying to understand the proposal and wade through the information – including misinformation and active (that is, intentional) disinformation – that is out there in … Read more
The opposing camps in the Indigenous voice debate rarely see eye-to-eye, but they agree a constitutionally enshrined advisory body would be unlike anything else in the world. The ‘yes’ and ‘no’ camps are keen to highlight the uniqueness of the model being put to voters at the October 14 referendum. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Lidia … Read more
Shadow Indigenous Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has questioned the polling practices in remote areas of Australia, alleging Indigenous Australians are “manipulated”. Price and prominent no campaigner Warren Mundine addressed the media on Saturday night after the no vote was declared to have won. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Emotions run high after Australia voted no Watch … Read more
Polls showed that as postal votes for the Voice to Parliament referendum opened on Monday, voters had largely turned against it, with overall support sliding to new lows and every state except Tasmania poised to vote “no”. A Resolve Political Monitor survey, published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald on Monday, showed 43 per … Read more