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Key figures in the Voice debate (from left) Noel Pearson, Linda Burney, Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Nyunggai Warren Mundine.

Voice to voiceless: A year on, Yes leaders head overseas on sad anniversary

The bitter referendum campaign spent much of Anthony Albanese’s political capital, revived Dutton’s fortunes and left a void at the heart of the Indigenous rights movement.

  • Paul Sakkal

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Megan Davis delivered UQ’s annual NAIDOC Week lecture on Wednesday.

‘Turn every no into a yes’: Voice advocate vows to continue campaign

Eight months after the vote, one of the architects of the Voice to Parliament says her people have endured far worse and are not giving up.

  • Keira Jenkins
A screen grab of the Yes campaign advertisement that features John Farnham’s song You’re the Voice.

John Farnham backs Voice, permits his anthem to front Yes campaign ad

The Australian music legend has taken the rare step of licensing his iconic song You’re the Voice for a television ad for the Yes campaign.

  • Lisa Visentin
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said decades of failed policy had to be reversed.

Don’t close the door on Indigenous Australians, says Albanese

In a pitch to middle Australia and undecided voters, the prime minister emphasised the Voice could not overrule parliament and promised it would “end the waste”.

  • James Massola and Paul Sakkal
If a Yes vote prevails, the Constitution will be amended to formally recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with the creation of a new body to represent their interests in the running of this country.

Everything you need to know about the Voice referendum Yes case

Who backs the Yes case? What is the Yes campaign’s message? We answer your questions.

  • Paul Sakkal
Albanese.

‘Not a gotcha moment’: Yes advocates back Albanese in treaty stoush

Yes campaigners attempted to defuse two days of questions from the federal opposition about whether the creation of a Voice would then lead to a treaty.

  • James Massola, Paul Sakkal and Angus Thompson
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Universities have taken differing positions on the Voice referendum.

Where do universities stand on the Voice? For many, it’s complicated

Why are some universities advocating a Yes vote in the Voice referendum while others have not taken a position?

  • Matt Wade
Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney urged Australians not to be side-tracked by “culture wars”.

Don’t let ‘culture wars’ distract from Voice priorities: Linda Burney

The Indigenous Australians minister batted away a third day of opposition attacks, declaring she is not interested in culture wars. “I am interested in closing the gap.”

  • Lisa Visentin
Ceremonial dance during the Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory in July, where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled draft wording to enshrine the Voice in the Constitution.

Voice model deemed legally sound in Labor-dominated inquiry

Dismissed as a “stitch up” by opponents of Labor’s model, a six-week inquiry has backed the proposed constitutional change but not without a scathing dissenting report.

  • Lisa Visentin

‘We understand poverty intimately’: The best friends working together for the Voice

Megan Davis and Pat Anderson are leading campaigners for the First Nations Voice to parliament. They’re also the best of friends with a love of mushy movies.

  • Nicole Abadee

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