constitutional amendment

Politicians are split on whether the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine the Indigenous Voice should be changed before the referendum.The parliamentary committee investigating the Voice to parliament and the…

Former prime minister Tony Abbott says a key probe into the Indigenous Voice to parliament has backflipped on its decision not to let him air his views before the committee.The ex-Liberal leader will be allowed to make his case against the…

Barnaby Joyce has conceded a Voice to parliament would not be able to veto public holidays, such as Anzac Day or Australia Day, despite suggestions otherwise from his Coalition colleagues. Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley first made the…

Karl Stefanovic has taken a cheeky swipe at Peter Dutton after technical difficulties thwarted his attempt to join the breakfast television program for his regular Friday panel. It meant the Liberal leader’s sparring partner, deputy Prime…

Anthony Albanese has been urged to dump his proposed model on a Voice to parliament and revert to the body endorsed by Indigenous academics during the life of the Morrison government. Opposition legal affairs spokesman Julian Leeser called…

A proposal to alter the constitution to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament has taken its “first formal step”. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus introduced the Bill on Thursday, paving the way for a referendum to be held later this year.…

Australians are about to find out how the Constitution would be changed to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament.But Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is remaining tight-lipped on the wording of the draft amendment, refusing to confirm…

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Democratic lawmakers are moving to make the state a “safe haven for abortion” in the aftermath of the end of Roe v. Wade and more than a dozen states moving to severely restrict access to the procedure.…

Anthony Albanese’s office has released a transcript of one of his radio interviews that leaves out a key part of an incorrect answer about legal advice on the Voice to parliament referendum.The Prime Minister took part in a fiery interview…