Official figures revealing the Yes campaign spent more than double that of the No campaign during last year’s failed Voice to Parliament referendum should send a “clear message” to large corporations, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said. The Australian Electoral Commission on Tuesday published the financial disclosures, six months after the proposalContinue Reading
Some left-leaning Aussies have turned against the well-known bakery chain Bakers Delight after a revelation about the company’s co-founder that left them shocked. An article published by the Australian Financial Review on February 1 revealed Roger Gillespie was among the list of rich businesspeople who have supported conservative lobby groupContinue Reading
Grace Tame has joined dozens of organisations in strongly rejecting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s calls for a royal commission into child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities. In the wake of the defeat of the Voice to Parliament referendum, Mr Dutton this week demanded “practical action” to address Indigenous affairs andContinue Reading
The defeat of the Voice to Parliament referendum has set back efforts to make Australia a republic, but the prospect is not dead, the minister responsible says. Assistant Minister for the Republic Matt Thistlethwaite said sending Australians to another referendum was a conversation for “a better time”. “It’s a questionContinue Reading
An Indigenous senator says the outcome of the Voice to Parliament referendum is “deeply disappointing” and grieving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders need time to mourn. Assistant Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy, who had been a vocal advocate for the Voice during the campaign, said while she respected the outcome,Continue Reading
As the wash up from the Voice to parliament vote continues, it is apparent that Australia is a country divided. But the division runs much deeper than a Yes or a No. A close analysis of the votes from the Voice to parliament referendum – and those from the lastContinue Reading
The crushing defeat of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum could risk further uncertainty for the future of state and territory-based Voices to parliament. Indigenous advisory bodies are not new in Australia with some states and territories having already established, or are working towards the implementation of, Indigenous-led bodies informingContinue Reading
A visibly emotional Anthony Albanese has called for unity after the Voice to parliament referendum suffered a spectacular wipe-out. Speaking in Canberra on Saturday night nearly two hours after the vote was called for No, the Prime Minister said he accepted the outcome, and took “responsibility” for the decision toContinue Reading
Linda Burney has called on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to be “proud” of their identity and place in the country following the Yes campaign’s devastating loss in the Voice to parliament referendum. Fighting back tears as she stood alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after the vote count revealedContinue Reading
Comedian Rove McManus has sparked backlash after making an impassioned plea for Australians to be “decent for once” and vote Yes in the referendum. Speaking on The Project, he claimed the Voice had been “manipulated”, before revealing what he claimed was “mind-blowing” about No voters following a conversation with hisContinue Reading