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Gooda added that Voice campaigners could draw lessons from the events in Queensland last week, when almost every MP in the state voted for a historic treaty bill after a process in which Indigenous advocates did not secure their full set of…

The Coalition has confirmed it will not stand in the way of the bill passing the parliament, despite the Liberals and Nationals having party positions officially opposing the Voice.However, it will authorise a cohort of MPs or senators to…

Veteran SNP MP Pete Wishart says the referendum route to Scottish independence is now “dead” and every election must be an “independence election”. The MP for Perth and North Perthshire said his party currently…

Rishi Sunak said he was “completely firm” with Humza Yousaf on rejecting his request for a second independence referendum when the two leaders held their first meeting together earlier this week. The Prime…

The AEC has also launched a disinformation register as part of its efforts to combat falsehoods about the electoral process that are already circulating, as well as working with social media companies to take down mistrusts and conspiracy…

“On the face of it, this majority support in a majority of states should give the Yes campaign some comfort,” said Resolve director Jim Reed.“However, support is following a clear downward trajectory from the highs of 80 per cent a year…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Voice to parliament referendum is a “historic opportunity” for the Australian people to decide on something which won’t be “determined…

As the Voice referendum approaches in less than six months, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton must fill crucial shadow portfolios for Indigenous Australians and Legal Affairs after…

He added he had resigned “without rancour or bitterness and I remain a loyal Liberal, fully committed to the leadership of Peter Dutton”.Speaking in Brisbane, Dutton said Leeser was a man of great character whose position on the Voice was…

“If we can get amendments to make sure it’s as fair as we can make it, it may well be I vote yes ... particularly in relation to recognition,” he said.“We are not throwing the baby out with the bathwater, we are still in the…