Take politics out of your Voice vote or ‘the gap’ will never be closed

Take politics out of your Voice vote or ‘the gap’ will never be closed

A Voice is the key to ending entrenched disadvantage for Indigenous children,as agreed by the majority of Indigenous organisations and communities working towards this goal.

  • byThomas Mayo

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This is the referendum we did not have to have

This is the referendum we did not have to have

Whether the referendum vote is No or Yes,the nation’s real work starts on Sunday.

  • byNyunggai Warren Mundine
How past referendums could give us insights into the Voice vote

How past referendums could give us insights into the Voice vote

In 1967,the No vote on recognising Indigenous people in the Constitution didn’t get over 10 per cent in any Sydney electorate.

  • byMatt Wade
Pen pals:One’s in prison,the other is with his daughter in hospital

Pen pals:One’s in prison,the other is with his daughter in hospital

A young Indigenous man serving a controversial life sentence corresponded for years with a Sydney journalist – then came an unexpected twist.

  • byDan Box
A No vote will haunt our national conscience,and so it should

A No vote will haunt our national conscience,and so it should

If the Voice is defeated,we must hope it drives us towards a greater understanding of the disadvantage in our midst.

  • bySean Kelly
The statistic that shows how we are failing our most vulnerable children
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The statistic that shows how we are failing our most vulnerable children

A new report card has been critical of the government’s failure to implement reform and reduce the increasing number of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care.

  • byAmber Schultz
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Hundreds of stolen remains yet to be repatriated by Queensland Museum

Hundreds of stolen remains yet to be repatriated by Queensland Museum

In the first century of its existence,the museum collected bodies for study,without the consent of family or descendants.

  • byJosh Bavas
‘Wait for an invitation’:Indigenous community has Santos’ Barossa gas project on hold

‘Wait for an invitation’:Indigenous community has Santos’ Barossa gas project on hold

Santos’ $5.6 billion project is facing more opposition after a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community insisted the gas company deal with them as a group.

  • byPeter Milne
‘Nonsense’:Liberal veteran skewers No campaign’s demand for more Voice details

‘Nonsense’:Liberal veteran skewers No campaign’s demand for more Voice details

Tony Nutt,a former federal director of the Liberal Party and chief-of-staff to John Howard,also rubbished opponents’ depictions of the proposed advisory body as a “Canberra Voice”.

  • byMichael Koziol
Prosecutions ‘frequently terminated’ to avoid harming First Nations victims:DPP
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Prosecutions ‘frequently terminated’ to avoid harming First Nations victims:DPP

The state’s top prosecutor says her office has discontinued prosecutions involving Indigenous complainants because existing trial processes are not culturally safe.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
The movie that erased my doubts about the Voice

The movie that erased my doubts about the Voice

If there was someone on the Labor side who needed assurance,it might have been me – but not after the opening scene of this one film.

  • byBob Carr