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Now's the time: Uluru Youth Dialogue on Voice defeat, First Nations policy, and road ahead three years on from referendum
Three years on from the Voice referendum defeat, "we can't shy away" from a feel...
Jarred Cross 15 Oct 2026
First Nations leaders, communities feel absence of federal leadership
Communities and First Nations leaders have felt an absence of national leadershi...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Oct 2026
Three years on from the Voice, Indigenous affairs are 'going backwards'
Three years after the Voice referendum defeat, the Labor government's efforts in...
The by-election that ended a century of control over Aboriginal lives
Alan Ridge, the parliamentarian who represented Australia's remote northwest as...
Ben Wyatt 13 Aug 2026
Explainer: 59 years on - the significance of the 1967 Referendum

On this day in 1967 a referendum delivered a major shift in Australian politics and policy. Common misconceptions about the referendum include that it granted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 27, 2026
Nine years since the Uluṟu Statement from the Heart was issued and the need for a voice is stronger than ever

Tuesday 26 May 2026, marks nine years since the Uluṟu Statement from the Heart was offered as an olive branch to the Australian people to move forward as a nation together for a better future.

Truth‑telling is a human right, and Australia has a legal duty to deliver it

Australia stands at a turning point. The defeat of the 2023 Voice Referendum did not simply end a debate; it exposed how uncomfortable many Australians still are with the truth.

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Scottie Campbell Apr 28, 2026
Liddle targets South Australian Voice following second low voter turnout

Federal Liberal Senator Kerrynne Liddle has criticised the state Labor government for its "prioritising of ideology" after a second low voter turnout in the South Australian Voice elections.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 7, 2026
'We always achieve yes after being told no' - Thomas Mayo on leadership and the future

When Thomas Mayo stepped onto the stage on Larrakia Country at the recent Hatchery First Nations Unlimited Leadership Summit recently a quiet settled over the room.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Nov 25, 2025
Recognition and accountability key steps towards progress - Professor Megan Davis

Economic empowerment of Indigenous communities, much touted by the federal government, is hindered by the absence of constitutional recognition and constitutionally protected rights for First Nations...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 19, 2025
‘Haven’t learned a single lesson’: Price takes aim at Voice advocates two years on from referendum

Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has marked two years since the Voice Referendum defeat, reiterating her argument that the proposal would have divided Australia along racial lines.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 20, 2025
Victorian Treaty sparks renewed culture wars and wave of misinformation

When the Co-Chairs of the First Peoples' Assembly, Rueben Berg and Ngarra Murray, walked across the well-worn carpet of Victoria's Legislative Assembly this week to speak on Treaty, they did so facing...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 18, 2025
Two years on from Voice referendum 'the status quo remains'

Two years on from the vote on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and constitutional recognition of First Peoples, Voice campaigners say they will not walk away from efforts to realise what it set out...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 14, 2025
Kutcha Edwards set for landmark collaboration with Sydney Symphony Orchestra

For one night only on October 14, multi-award-winning songwriter Kutcha Edwards and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will transform the Sydney Opera House into a river of sound and ceremony with Ngarli-W...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Sep 11, 2025
One year on: creators of 2024 documentary ‘VOICE’ reflect on Referendum defeat and First Nations’ recognition

As the first anniversary of the 2024 documentary 'VOICE' approaches, its creators reflect on the failed Voice to Parliament referendum and the future of First Nations' constitutional recognition.

Reconciliation Australia urges unity and Truth-telling in new Parliament

Reconciliation Australia has called for bipartisan commitment to reconciliation and justice for First Nations peoples in the 48th Parliament, warning political division must not derail progress again.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 23, 2025
Truth-telling is not a gesture; it is a moral obligation

Along with my colleagues, and stalwart warriors like Mr Ted Wilkes and Mr Sandy Davies, we have stood and continue to stand on the frontline; fighting for justice, equality, and a future for our peopl...

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Megan Krakouer Jul 10, 2025
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