Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has refused to detail what aspects of the state’s treaty negotiations she will support but said she remains “resolutely determined” to reach a formal land agreement with First Nations peoples. Appearing in front of the Yoorrook Justice Commission on Monday, Ms Allan made history as theContinue Reading
A war of words has erupted in a tiny outback town where locals claim they have been blindsided by plans to hand over “95 per cent” of their community to an Aboriginal corporation as freehold. Toobeah, a town of around 30 residents in the Darling Downs region on the borderContinue 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
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
Australians may have resoundingly rejected the Voice proposal but South Australia is pressing ahead with the reform despite the result. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has already legislated a state-based implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart – Voice, Treaty and Truth. But the resounding vote against the proposal –Continue Reading
Anthony Albanese says the Coalition is making One Nation look like a “mainstream political party” and has accused them of peddling conspiracies over the Voice to parliament. He labelled the Coalition a “fringe political party” after the opposition’s Indigenous Australians spokeswoman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price claimed that National Indigenous Australians AgencyContinue Reading
Australians are still no closer to learning when they will cast their vote on the Indigenous Voice to parliament despite calls for the referendum to be held sooner rather than later. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese indicated the vote would take place between AFL grand final Day and Melbourne Cup dayContinue Reading
The heat has been turned up on the Voice, as the Coalition used the last Question Time of the week to pin down the government on its plans for treaty. Ahead of the Prime Minister’s journey to the Northern Territory for the annual Garma festival, Question Time was dominated withContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese is under pressure to clarify his position on a treaty with Indigenous Australians after he repeatedly dodged the question in a lively radio interview. The Prime Minister committed to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full, including a Makaratta Commission to oversee “treaty” and “truth-telling” with IndigenousContinue Reading