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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.
- by Lisa Visentin
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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.
- by Lisa Visentin
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.
- by David Crowe
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.
- by Paul Sakkal
Analysis
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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.
- by 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.
- by David Crowe
‘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.
- by James Massola
Opinion
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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.
- by David Crowe
Pearson contrasts ‘peace dividend’ from Voice with war from No side
In a passionate pitch ahead of the referendum, Noel Pearson said voting Yes was the middle path, while voting No was “an active choice to take us nowhere”.
- by David Crowe and James Massola
Pearson pleads for reconciliation as Mundine claims Uluru statement a ‘declaration of war’
Yes advocate Noel Pearson will implore Australians to seize the chance to unify the nation a day after Nyunggai Warren Mundine claimed the Yes campaign is built on lies.
- by James Massola and Paul Sakkal
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