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Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum

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Why this screenshot of a Yes campaign email does not equal 'bribes paid by the taxpayer'

Conjecture appeared on social media this week suggesting Labor MPs were offering 'bribes' in the form of grants to community organisations to become active in campaigning for a Voice. 
A Yes23 volunteer hands out shirts in Surry Hills' Prince Alfred Park at the Come Together For Yes rally

This is how the Voice to Parliament would work, according to these Indigenous executives

The Voice is not a new concept — Aboriginal executives across Australia advise people on First Nations' issues every day. They explain how an Indigenous Voice to Parliament could work just as they do.
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As the Voice to Parliament campaign ramps up, Victoria's Aboriginal communities are outlining their positions

So far, only two of Victoria's 11 registered Traditional Owner groups are advocating for a Yes vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum. 
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The Aboriginal flag superimposed onto a map of Victoria.

Stephen and Helen evaded the Nazis and the Soviets, then set off to preserve Australia's fading cultures

When researching the previous owner of his 1976 kombi van, Craig Allen unearthed an unlikely tale of two post-war migrants who dedicated half a century to preserving Indigenous culture.
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Indigenous teen Laura is too young to vote in the Voice referendum. So she is creating a podcast 'to be heard'

A youth podcast called Mob Pod aims to elevate the voices of young Indigenous people ahead of the Voice referendum.
A young woman holding a cap with the words "Mob Pod" and smiling, two people working inside a booth can be seen.

'Only way to make our mob stronger': Leaders champion Yes vote at NAIDOC march

Thousands take to the streets of Darwin CBD for a NAIDOC parade that sees renewed calls for a treaty between First Nations people and the federal government, and calls for a Yes vote for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
A young woman is on the shoulders of a man in a march. She's holding an Aboriginal flag

Voice to Parliament 'damaging in the long term', former PM Tony Abbott says

Former prime minister Tony Abbott says a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament is "wrong in principle" and will reinforce "separatism" in Australia.
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Nine apologises for 'racist' anti-Voice ad, says it shouldn't have been published

Media company Nine has apologised for an ad that has been condemned as "racist" for its depiction of a Torres Strait Islander man, insisting it should have never been published in one of its papers. 
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A cartoon advertisment in the australian financial review newspaper depicting Kate Chaney, her father and Thomas Mayo

WA recorded more 'no' votes than anywhere else in 1967 referendum, could 'myths' on the Voice see it happen again?

"Yes" advocates are concerned misinformation on the Voice to Parliament will see a repeat of the 1967 referendum where Kalgoorlie recorded Australia's highest "no" vote.
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These advocates are voting differently on the Voice — they want you to know why

A Noongar elder and advocates from both sides of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament debate fear many Australians will vote in the looming referendum without knowing what they are voting for.
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How the Voice works, explained by Aboriginal executives who advise on Indigenous issues

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