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Voice to parliament
What’s an Indigenous Voice to parliament? What are the steps to make it happen?
An Indigenous Voice was the first key policy of the Uluru Statement. But what is a Voice and what does it look like?
- by Cameron Gooley and Jack Latimore
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Outspoken Indigenous senator tells Coalition there are bigger issues than a Voice
A newly elected Coalition senator said she’d consider Labor’s Voice proposal, but wants her colleagues to focus on other problems facing Indigenous communities.
- by Cameron Gooley
As a referendum approaches, will there be political unity on a Voice?
Indigenous Australians minister Linda Burney has begun work towards a referendum on an Indigenous Voice. But will the Coalition and Greens cooperate with Labor?
- by Cameron Gooley
Albanese will ‘engage’ with East Timor as Dili signs deals with Beijing
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he’ll increase foreign aid spending in the region, as China and East Timor agree to sign a series of new agreements.
- by Cameron Gooley
Anthony Albanese to live at The Lodge full-time as he governs from Canberra
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will primarily reside in Canberra, unlike his Sydney-based predecessor.
- by Cameron Gooley
Australia’s oldest uni library overhauls how people use Indigenous resources
New protocols at the University of Sydney library will change how students, academics, and researchers access and use materials about Indigenous communities.
- by Cameron Gooley
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Voice to parliament
Linda Burney urges Peter Dutton to support Indigenous Voice
Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney has used an annual oration to encourage opposition leader Peter Dutton to support constitutional change.
- by Cameron Gooley
First Nations people’s ‘act of grace’ deserves an Indigenous Voice: Albanese
The Labor leader says an Indigenous Voice to parliament will help define our future as a more equal country as he struck an aspirational tone in his National Press Club address.
- by Cameron Gooley
Indigenous health facing $4.4 billion funding gap: report
Equity Economics attributes $2.6 billion a year of the shortfall to the Commonwealth, with the rest largely reflecting lower private health expenditure.
- by Cameron Gooley
Support Indigenous Voice referendum, new campaign urges
First Nations leaders advocating for an Indigenous Voice want to remind Australians the Uluru Statement was for the people, not politicians.
- by Cameron Gooley
Indigenous COVID-19 booster rates falling behind, new data reveals
Once prioritised for COVID vaccines given their vulnerable status, Indigenous Australians are slipping behind in the push to get booster shots, new data shows.
- by Nigel Gladstone and Cameron Gooley
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/cameron-gooley-p4yway