Hardware giant Bunnings has been dragged into the furore over Australia Day celebrations, as Woolworths faces boycott calls over the supermarket giant’s decision to scrap merchandise ahead of the national day. Peter Dutton slammed the supermarket’s decision as an “outrage” and urged chief executive Bradford Banducci to reverse the callContinue Reading
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has said the idea of reconciliation has been “weaponised” in the aftermath of the Voice, calling the cancellation of January 26 celebrations “un-Australian” as leaders break their silence on the next steps for Indigenous rights in the new year. The conservative senator, who led the No campaignContinue 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
Anthony Albanese has declined to recommit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart just days after his deputy said the government supported it in full. The Prime Minister and Richard Marles distanced themselves from pursuing the second components of the statement – truth and treaty – on Tuesday, warning againstContinue Reading
NSW Premier Chris Minns has left the door open to legislating an Indigenous Voice to NSW parliament despite Labor supporters across the state rejecting the Voice with a majority “no” vote. He vowed on Monday to press ahead with a treaty consultation process, which could end up calling for aContinue Reading
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has described a “sense of relief” following the defeat of the Voice referendum, as leaders scramble to find a new way forward. Australian’s resoundingly rejected the proposed Voice to Parliament in a national ballot on Saturday, with only one state or territory reporting a majority “yes”Continue Reading
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore has blasted the “ugly, Trumpian tactics” and “harmful misinformation” perpetuated by the ‘No’ campaign following the crushing defeat of the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament. “It’s a sad, sad day,” the lord mayor said in a statement released on Sunday following the referendum defeat, addingContinue Reading