Coles has announced it will stock a variety of Australia Day merchandise amid backlash to a rival supermarket ditching the controversial products. Woolworths confirmed on Wednesday that no additional Australia Day-themed merch would be sold in its supermarkets or Big W stores for this year’s public holiday. The retail giantContinue Reading
Statues of colonial figures in Sydney’s CBD are undergoing a review by the city council in response to calls from Indigenous leaders to acknowledge the “damaging” past associated with particular figures. It’s understood 25 statues are being reassessed to provide a more comprehensive and accurate representation of historical events. TheContinue Reading
Indigenous leaders have broken their silence in the wake of the failed Voice referendum expressing their shock and disbelief over the “vitriol and hatred” run through the campaign. The Central Land Council (CLC), one of the largest representative bodies for Aboriginal people living in the NT, said their communities wereContinue Reading
Indigenous leaders devastated by the outcome of last Saturday’s Voice to Parliament referendum are set to end their week of silence this weekend, but what comes next remains unclear. The referendum – the result of years of consultation and the express request of Indigenous Australians through the 2017 Uluru StatementContinue Reading
A group of indigenous leaders has declared there is “no hope for reconciliation” and called for a ‘week of silence’ in the wake of a failed Voice to Parliament Referendum. In a statement sent to Sky News, a group of leaders said it was “bitter irony” and “beyond reason” thatContinue Reading
Indigenous rapper Adam Briggs, who stars in a viral video supporting the Yes vote, wants Australians to know one thing — this is not a land grab. Six days out from the referendum, the iconic Aussie rapper and Yorta Yorta man is hoping to change some minds about the voteContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has knocked back an offer by the Anthony Albanese to attend a key Aboriginal event in the lead-up to the Voice referendum. The Prime Minister invited Mr Dutton to the attend the Garma festival in the Northern Territory as debate over the Voice heats up. Mr Albanese toldContinue Reading
Politicians are split on whether the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine the Indigenous Voice should be changed before the referendum. The parliamentary committee investigating the Voice to parliament and the executive government released its report on Friday, which revealed a divide along party lines. Labor and theContinue Reading
Indigenous leaders for the Voice say they will not be deterred by the Liberal Party’s decision to formally oppose constitutionally enshrining an Indigenous Voice to parliament, endangering the success of this year’s referendum. The Liberal party room voted on Wednesday to reject the government’s proposed model for the Voice inContinue Reading