Grim opinion polling suggests the end of almost a decade of rule for Queensland’s Labor government, despite it splashing billions of dollars on pre-election sweeteners in a bid to hold on to power. But experts and insiders say it won’t be enough to prevent electoral annihilation at the ballot boxContinue Reading
Tasmania is headed for a minority government, with the Liberal Party expected to win the most seats but not enough to govern in its own right at Saturday’s election. Premier Jeremy Rockliff called the snap early election last month to try to form a majority government for the Liberals. ButContinue Reading
An Indigenous Labor senator says racism was “absolutely a feature” of the Voice to Parliament campaign and had been experienced by many, rebuffing claims made by leading No campaigners. On the back of the defeat of the referendum, Jana Stewart – the youngest First Nations woman to be elected inContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has downplayed concerns the Voice to Parliament is dead, clashing with Sunrise host Natalie Barr about whether his leadership is at risk should the referendum fail. Support for the Voice has fallen to new lows in the final week of the campaign, according to the latest Newspoll, withContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cast his vote early in the historic Voice to Parliament referendum with the company of his son from his home electorate of Marrickville. Mr Albanese was in the inner-western Sydney suburb on Saturday morning where he emphatically dropped his ballot, presumably with a ‘Yes’ vote,Continue Reading
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has stressed that voting multiple times in the Voice referendum is an offence, after an X post on Tuesday went viral with some No supporters claiming the federal agency was encouraging double voting. The AEC’s post on X, which has been viewed nearly 700,000 timesContinue Reading
Billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer has pledged $2m to the No campaign in the final weeks before the Voice to parliament referendum. The bulk of that money is set to be used for a last-minute advertising blitz in South Australia and Tasmania, both considered must-win seats for both sides ofContinue Reading
It’s the burning question that could not be hotter than it is right now, and a question I spent an entire TV series trying to answer 10 years ago: Is Australia racist? Well now it appears news.com.au’s Great Aussie Debate has found the answer and on face value it’s aContinue Reading
Olympic champion Cathy Freeman publicly declared her support for the Yes campaign in a new video posted to social media. The former gold medallist, who won Australia’s heart at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, is encouraging the public to vote in favour of the referendum scheduled for October 14, emphasising theContinue Reading
With a historic referendum next month, many questions have been raised over what would happen should a Yes or No vote prevail. Millions of Australians will cast their ballot on whether to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution on October 14. If passed, the referendumContinue Reading