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Professor Gracelyn Smallwood has resigned from the QPS First Nations Advisory group in the wake of the fatal shooting of Aubrey Donahue, 27 on March 25 in Mareeba. PIcture: Supplied

‘Wake up Australia’: Elder’s harsh message ahead of Voice vote

Australia has “been asleep since the 1967 referendum” about why the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people is not closing, a Queensland elder says ahead of the referendum.

July 1, 2022: Dale Agius, South AustraliaÃs first Commissioner for First Nations Voice, at Parliament House. PHOTO: Brenton Edwards

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‘Generational opportunity’: Commissioner adds voice to Yes vote

A Yes vote is the most practical way to improve Aboriginal lives, reduce waste and improve Australia’s governance, according to SA Voice Commissioner Dale Agius.

The majority of Queensland looks set to vote 'no' in the referendum

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Map reveals just three Qld seats to vote ‘yes’ – and where most ‘no’ voters live

Just three electorates in Queensland are on track to vote in support of The Voice on Saturday, according to new seat-by-seat analysis.

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Watch: Voice vote divides youth and elders in Cherbourg

Elders and youth agree much needs to change in the Cherbourg community but they are divided on whether a yes vote in The Voice referendum will have any impact. VIDEO

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 30: Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia during the introduction of the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 bill in the House of Representatives on March 30, 2023 in Canberra, Australia. The Albanese Government said in a release last week that it is taking the next steps on the path to constitutional recognition through a Voice by introducing a Constitution Alteration Bill into the Parliament. The question the Parliament will now consider to be put to the Australian people at the 2023 referendum will be "A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?" (Photo by Martin Ollman/Getty Images)

Inside fight to stop ALP ‘cheating’ in Voice referendum campaign

A supposedly impartial referendum website has borrowed heavily from a pro-Voice advocacy group, tilting the scales in favour of ‘Yes’ campaigners already backed by $10 million in corporate donations, it can be revealed.

Northern Territory

‘She’s not Australian’: Price calls for removal of Greens senator

A stoush over the sidelining of the Australian flag has ended up with a Northern Territory senator calling for a fellow Indigenous politician to be removed from her position.

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