Noel Pearson has said enshrining an Indigenous Voice into the Constitution is not about race but about recognising the first peoples of Australia in a momentous speech that took aim at No claims that an advisory body would divide the country. Mr Pearson on Wednesday addressed the National Press Club,Continue Reading
Conflicting statements by leading No campaigners about Indigenous treaties and changing the date of Australia Day have sparked bizarre scenes, with Barnaby Joyce repeatedly refusing to say whether he supported Warren Mundine’s comments. Mr Mundine appeared on ABC’s Insiders on Sunday morning where he reiterated his calls for Aboriginal landContinue Reading
Labor frontbencher Linda Burney has detailed the torrent of racist abuse she has endured during the Voice referendum — including people calling her “a coconut” “a half-caste mongrel” and asking “who let her out of her cage.” Ms Burney was caught in a hot mic incident on Friday telling NSWContinue Reading
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has sparked controversy after claiming British colonisation has had “no ongoing negative impacts” on Indigenous Australians. The Opposition Indigenous affairs spokeswoman and leading No campaigner made the claim during an address on the Voice to Parliament at the National Press Club on Thursday. “I’ll be honest:Continue Reading
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has lashed online trolls for leaking her personal phone number on Twitter, and said it sparked an influx of “revolting” messages. Addressing her first National Press Club as the federal opposition spokesperson for Indigenous Australians, Ms Price said she has become a target for abuse in herContinue Reading
Peter Dutton is the leader of a “misinformation and disinformation campaign” that is pushing “fear over fact”, according to the government. Tempers flared in Parliament House on Tuesday, as Question Time was dominated by mudslinging over the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese weighed in on revelationsContinue Reading
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce and independent Monique Ryan have detailed their plans to fly to the US and lobby the Biden administration to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. In a rare moment of political unity, Dr Ryan and Mr Joyce will join a bipartisan delegation to fly toContinue Reading
Since July debate has raged over the length of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and whether it is a one page document or something much longer. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other Voice to Parliament supporters point to the first page and call it a “simple and gracious” request.Continue Reading
And so the great day is upon us. Following the worst kept secret in global history, the date of the Voice referendum has been announced as October 14. Most people – as I know too well – aren’t particularly fussed. So here are all the reasons why you can justContinue Reading
Residents of a quiet coastal suburb in far north Queensland are furious about a Chinese developer’s plans to clear native bushland to build a massive “seven-star” resort, complete with luxury facilities and restaurants exclusively for wealthy guests flown in from overseas. New Land Cairns Pty Ltd lodged a development applicationContinue Reading