Tag: First Nations Voice to Parliament
Malarndirri McCarthy is the new Indigenous Affairs minister. She faces an extremely difficult task
After the referendum loss, the government hasn’t had much of a plan for Indigenous Australians. The new minister’s biggest challenge will be making one.
The government is well behind on Closing the Gap. This is why we needed a Voice to Parliament
The latest Closing the Gap report reveals just four of the 19 targets are on track to be achieved. It comes after years of failing to give First Nations people a say over their own lives.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kim Beazley on Albanese's US trip, Biden in the Middle East, and the Voice's defeat
In this podcast, Kim Beazley joins The Conversation to talk about the Albanese visit and the international situation.
Some states already have Indigenous advisory bodies. What are they, and how would the Voice be different?
In order to see how the Voice to Parliament could work as an advisory body, we could look to the many Indigenous advisory bodies in different states informing government decision-making.
From Eureka to suffrage to now: a Voice that was 169 years in the making
For decades, women from Munich to Melbourne, from Westminster to Washington, had been campaigning for a voice.
A 'no' win will make it harder for government to tackle Indigenous disadvantage: Albanese
The PM also reconfirmed that if there is a no vote he will not seek to legislate a Voice
The Voice: how do other countries represent Indigenous voices in government?
Despite the claim ‘there is no comparable constitutional body like this anywhere in the world’ many countries have similar institutions to the proposed Voice.
Grattan on Friday: Langton and Price fight with passion and gloves off for beliefs
Marcia Langton is a woman who says what she thinks, and then some. Like Langton, Price gives no quarter.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Redbridge's Kosmos Samaras on what the public are saying about the Voice
In this podcast, Redbridge Group CEO Kosmos Samaras joins The Conversation to dig into the research on voters attitudes so far
View from The Hill: Australians go into the referendum divided – can the country emerge united?
History is on the “no” side. Only eight of 44 referendum questions have been carried since federation
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of The Voice - Yes23 campaign director Dean Parkin and former deputy prime minister John Anderson
In this podcast, we are joined by the campaign director for Yes23, Dean Parkin, and former deputy prime minister John Anderson
Word from The Hill: Date for Voice referendum to be announced on Wednesday
This week on Word from The Hill, @michellegrattan and @amandadunn10 discuss the coming date for the Voice referendum, the Intergenerational report and Labor's national conference
Grattan on Friday: Albanese is determined to keep Labor’s eyes firmly focused on a second term
The Prime Minister’s message to delegates at the Labor national conference was, in essence: be patient, don’t rock the boat, you shouldn’t expect the government to do all you want all at once.
Qantas throws weight behind Voice with travel for 'yes' campaigners
Outgoing Qantas chief Alan Joyce appeared on Monday with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to unveil the livery
Word from The Hill: Voice proponents and opponents draw succour from heritage backdown; ALP toughens Palestine policy to placate party; more questions follow Lehrmann inquiry
In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda Dunn discuss the WA government scrapping a controversial law, the government's policy on Palestine, and the fallout from the Lehrmann case inquiry.