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Kumanjayi Walker … What will be the legacy of his “avoidable” death?

What’s the point of truth-telling if we can’t handle the truth?

Australia has had more than 30 years of truth-telling about Indigenous injustice, yet it’s done precious little in response. What hope that the damning findings on Kumanjayi Walker’s “unavoidable death” will bring change?

  • Megan Davis

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East Balmain ferry wharf

Balmain bugbears

Not every suburb should be defined exclusively by “nightlife” and “age”, just like not every old or young person should be defined by stereotypes.

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
The Voice had 60 per cent public support at the start of the year, but the Yes campaign comprehensively lost the referendum.

Indigenous Yes campaigners divided on Voice response, draft reveals

The draft document is intended as the first collective response of Indigenous leaders supporting the Yes campaign after a week of silence following the referendum defeat.

  • Lisa Visentin
Voice personalities.

The Voice campaign figures who had the most influence on voters

No campaigners including Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Nyunggai Warren Mundine emerged as persuasive public figures.

  • David Crowe
Yes23 spokesperson Dean Parkin said the No campaign had gone quiet in the final week.

No campaign taking voters for granted, says Yes23 head

Yes campaign director Dean Parkin says he remains hopeful of a win because nearly one in four voters has yet to make up their mind on the Voice.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Anthony Albanese campaigning for the Voice at Uluru, flanked by Labor MP Marion Scrymgour, ultra marathon runner and former Liberal MP Pat Farmer and NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles.

PM’s tears at Uluru show he may be powerless to stop No vote succeeding

Anthony Albanese has frequently said a Yes vote in the referendum could invoke the same pride as the apology to the stolen generations.

  • James Massola
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Contested race claim is now biggest factor turning people off the Voice

An exclusive survey found 22 per cent of voters say they find it persuasive when critics say the Voice would divide Australians by race.

  • David Crowe
Uluru tourists show the divide: Amanda and Tony Palmer are voting Yes, while Keith and Christine Blair have already voted No.

‘Pride or shame’: Pearson’s moral choice as Voice campaign heads back to Uluru

While Yes campaigner Noel Pearson characterised the referendum as a moral choice, even at Uluru a division can be found.

  • James Massola
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The big lie that just won’t die in the Voice contest

The ultimate falsehood in the bitter referendum debate is that an Indigenous advisory body would divide Australia by race.

  • David Crowe

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