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'No' to the Voice takes lead in Essential poll; huge swing to Libs at WA state byelection

A national Essential poll, conducted August 2–6 from a sample of 1,150, gave “no” to the Indigenous Voice to parliament a 47–43 lead, reversing a 47–43 lead for “yes” in this poll in early July. While Newspoll and Resolve polls had given “no” a lead in June, this is the…

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Rift emerges over voice to parliament in Victoria’s newly elected First Peoples’ Assembly

Exclusive: Some members believe the treaty body’s formal endorsement of the voice should be revisited

The Guardian - AU

Western Australia to scrap new law protecting Aboriginal heritage sites

The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act came into force on July 1 and is now being dropped after protests by landowners.

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Afternoon Update: Sofronoff pulls out of event; Melbourne’s mystery ‘meteor’; and the brilliance of a Matildas star

Head of ACT inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann prosecution will no longer attend event to discuss ‘presumption of innocence’

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Australia to officially resume use of term ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’, reversing Coalition stance

Labor is vowing to strengthen its objections to ‘illegal’ Israeli settlements ahead of next week’s national conference

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WA premier Roger Cook axes Aboriginal cultural heritage laws after outcry by landholders

Government apologises for new laws it says went too far and placed unnecessary burdens on everyday property owners

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WA Premier Roger Cook says 'sorry' as he dumps Aboriginal cultural heritage law

The Western Australian government, announcing it is backing down on its controversial law to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, has apologised to the people of the state for getting it “wrong”.

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Lehrmann case shouldn’t shake faith in justice system, police union says

Association chief urges community to come forward with complaints as fallout from Sofronoff inquiry into ACT prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann continues

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Walter Sofronoff cancels Queensland Media Club event discussing ‘presumption of innocence’

Head of ACT inquiry was scheduled to front ‘Politics, journalism and social media v The presumption of innocence’ event alongside News Corp journalist

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Mark Latham to argue homophobic tweet about Alex Greenwich was ‘honest opinion’ in defamation defence

NSW One Nation leader will defend himself against action brought by Greenwich, who says he has been subjected to ‘threats’ since Latham’s comments

The Guardian - AU

No vote overtakes yes in all states except Victoria, Guardian Essential poll shows

‘Hard no’ opposition to the Indigenous voice rose in July but young people, women remain strong supporters

The Guardian - AU

Dark Noon review – extraordinary outsider vision of American history

South African actors replay the brutal events of the US’s formation as a catalogue of poverty, struggle, violence and pain

The Guardian - UK

ACT chief minister accuses Walter Sofronoff of breaching ‘good faith’ by speaking to journalists during Lehrmann inquiry

Andrew Barr accuses head of inquiry of a ‘lapse of judgment’ and raises prospect of prosecution over leaks

The Guardian - AU

New report into Lehrmann prosecution mires case in yet more controversy

The ACT government on Monday officially released the report from the inquiry into the prosecution of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019. Lehrmann has consistently denied the allegation.

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Owners on notice: burnt out eyesore faces demolition threat

A ramshackle house at Awaba has become such an eyesore that the local council plans to make an order for the owner to demolish it.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says voice no campaign spokesperson Jacinta Price ‘misspoke’ by saying he attended the Garma festival

The opposition leader is under fire for not attending the festival, calling it ‘a love-in for the yes advocates’

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Bruce Lehrmann trial judge says criticism of lawyers has become ‘oppressive and unfair’ in rare warning

ACT supreme court chief justice Lucy McCallum’s statement comes as government prepares to release report into Lehrmann’s prosecution

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How does the South Australian Voice to Parliament work and what does it tell us about how a national Voice might work?

Australia will go to the polls later this year to decide whether to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution. Meanwhile, South Australia created its own First Nations Voice in March.

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Too many school students are falling behind: how do we help those most at risk?

There is increasing concern about Australian students falling behind in numeracy and literacy.

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In 1951, corroboree dancers in Darwin went on strike: their actions would reverberate as far as Melbourne

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people.

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Shane Drumgold resigns after sweeping criticisms of his conduct in the Lehrmann case

The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, has resigned in the wake of an independent inquiry’s sweeping criticisms of his conduct in the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann.

The Guardian - AU

Former Nationals MP Andrew Gee accuses opposition of using case against voice as fundraiser for the LNP

The Member for Calare, who quit the Nationals over referendum, also told Garma festival Coalition had ‘rocks in its head’ and would be seen as ‘reconciliation wreckers’

The Guardian - AU

Labor faces push to triple number of NT and ACT senators and give territorians a bigger say in referendums

Exclusive: Under national conference proposal, the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory would have six senators

The Guardian - AU

Garma festival: Yunupingu’s legacy, the Indigenous voice and the fight for ‘a world that is better than the past’

Djawa Yunupingu says Yolngu have hope for the future and the referendum is a chance to unite Australia

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Noel Pearson says Indigenous voice is not about ‘party politics’ and will cut wasteful spending

Pearson says referendum is not a competition ‘between blue and red’ after Anthony Albanese’s Garma festival speech

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