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Sydney University vice chancellor Mark Scott.

Governing body backs Sydney University boss Mark Scott amid resignation calls

One of the newest members of Sydney University’s senate has publicly supported the under-fire vice chancellor.

  • Daniella White

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The commission says governments have not grasped the scale of the changes required to deliver on their commitment.

This deal was meant to be a game-changer for Indigenous people. It hasn’t moved the dial

A blistering Productivity Commission review says governments have not delivered on their landmark 2020 agreement to transform the way public servants and politicians work with Indigenous Australians.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Jack Latimore
Former NSW Premier Bob Carr and former Victorian Premier Steve Bracks have backed in calls for an Indigenous person to be appointed governor general for the first time.

Former Labor premiers back Indigenous governor-general as speculation mounts over PM’s pick

Former Labor premiers Bob Carr and Steve Bracks have thrown their support behind an Indigenous governor-general, while former Queensland premier Peter Beattie has suggested that could be divisive, so soon after the Voice referendum.

  • Lisa Visentin
Aboriginal elder Tom Calma, the outgoing Senior Australian of the Year, says he remains positive about the future for First Nations Australians despite the defeat of the Voice referendum.

After the Voice, Tom Calma sees hope for the next generation of Indigenous leaders

The outgoing Senior Australian of the Year knows the Voice defeat shocked many advocates, but he remains committed to truth-telling and treaty-making.

  • Lisa Visentin
Indigenous leader Professor Tom Calma.

‘Ignorance, malice and misinformation’: Senior Australian of the Year takes aim at No campaign

Voice co-architect Tom Calma says some conservative forces campaigning against the Voice are peddling myths and misinformation.

  • Jack Latimore and Paul Sakkal
Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney.

Burney commits to regional voices in concession to Liberal MPs

The concession to Liberal supporters of the Voice comes as a new taxpayer-funded advertisement differs starkly from the Yes campaign’s ad.

  • Anthony Galloway
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‘Too silly for words’: Experts reject claims Voice will trigger deluge of legal action

Two former High Court judges were among those who gave evidence supporting the Voice at a parliamentary inquiry into the referendum on Friday.

  • Lisa Visentin and Paul Sakkal
UNSW Professor Megan Davis said the Voice to Parliament says many Australians haven’t yet turn their minds to the referendum on the Voice.

What to expect from the Yes and No campaigns for the Voice

The Yes campaign will launch next month with a blitz of door knocks, street stalls and advertisements, but it has two key challenges to overcome.

  • Anthony Galloway
New polling shows 80 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians support a Voice enshrined in the Constitution.

We are capable of doing both Voice and Treaty

Australians should be capable of enshrining an Indigenous Voice to parliament and negotiating treaty at the same time.

Pat Anderson, who has worked in Aboriginal health for decades and is a key member of the referendum working group, says there is no surprise at the criticism of the Voice at the protest marches but there is concern at the message to voters.

‘Not going to chuck the towel in’: Voice champion Pat Anderson undaunted by criticism at Invasion Day rallies

The Uluru Dialogue, which Anderson co-chairs, will release research showing 80 per cent of First Nations people want the Voice despite the fierce criticism.

  • David Crowe

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