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Five Great Reads: Russian ‘illegals’ on the run, the making of Grease, and how to do the little things better

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

PM praises ‘principled’ ex-Lib’s stand on Voice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Liberals have underestimated how many of their voters will support an Indigenous voice to parliament.

The New Daily

PM praises ex-Lib's 'principled' stand on voice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Liberals have underestimated how many of their voters will support an Indigenous voice to parliament.

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After Aston, Liberal moderates can hear the bell toll. But is Peter Dutton listening?

To ignore the party’s broader decline in metropolitan areas and treat the byelection loss as an anomaly would be disastrous

The Guardian - AU

Julia Banks: What next for the Liberal Party and will Frydenberg ride to the rescue?

If Scott Morrison was the self-described ‘bulldozer’, Peter Dutton’s Liberal Party is like an out-of-date steamroller. Julia Banks writes.

The New Daily

‘Mean’ Liberals under attack from inside and outside the party over anti-Voice stance

The Liberals are facing criticism from within and outside the party over its stance on the Voice referendum

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: To what legacy do our leaders aspire? Peter Dutton might want to ask himself

There will be no resurrection for Peter Dutton’s party and no legacy worth remembering, whatever the outcome of the referendum.

The New Daily

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Liberals split denied after partyroom voice call

Divisions have emerged after the Liberal Party announced it would formally oppose the government's proposed model for an enshrined voice to parliament.

AAP

If yes campaign for Indigenous voice loses ‘racists will feel emboldened’, Marcia Langton says

Working group member shares Liberal Bridget Archer’s concern Coalition’s no campaign in danger of running ‘adjacent to racist views’

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton and the voice: what the Liberal party has got wrong about Indigenous recognition

We unpack and factcheck some of the key reasons the opposition leader has given for saying no to the voice

The Guardian - AU

At least three senior Liberals pushed back against Indigenous voice opposition in shadow cabinet meeting

Exclusive: Simon Birmingham, Marise Payne and Paul Fletcher spoke out against plan as Julian Leeser proposed allowing MPs a free say

The Guardian - AU

What is Dutton up to? He’s making many Liberals queasy

Mr Dutton’s decision to actively front a campaign against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament has baffled and outraged dyed-in-the-wool Liberals.

The New Daily

Peter Dutton accused of taking Voice to Parliament feedback 'out of context'

As the Liberal Party announced its position on a Voice to Parliament this week, First Nations communities across remote Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory feel their voices have been taken out of context.

ABC News

Professor Marcia Langton accuses Peter Dutton of 'lying' over Voice to Parliament

A senior member of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Working Group has slammed the Liberal Party's decision to oppose a referendum on the Voice as "deceitful".

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Australia’s conservative party declares opposition to Indigenous body: ‘A sad day for the country’

‘I was troubled by dreams and the spectre of Dutton Liberal party’s Judas betrayal of our country’

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: the high cost of the Liberals' Voice rejection – for both Peter Dutton and the party

Ken Wyatt made history when he became the first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives in 2010. In 2019, he became the first Indigenous federal cabinet minister when he was appointed minister for Indigenous Australians in the Morrison government.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium

The Liberals have formally decided to oppose the Voice. Peter Dutton has declared he will campaign against it, a high risk strategy when polls are showing a majority of Australians currently support a “yes” vote.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Dutton under fire for opposing Indigenous voice; NSW bans TikTok; and ChatGPT defamation case

Liberal party’s ‘no’ enrages moderate members and draws accusations of betrayal from Aboriginal leaders

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Outcry as Australian opposition refuses to back constitutional recognition of Indigenous people

Leaders condemn the Liberal Party over ‘Judas betrayal’ after it said it would campaign against establishing an Indigenous ‘voice to parliament’

AAP

Liberals accused of 'Judas betrayal' in opposing voice

Peter Dutton has been accused of betraying the nation after confirming the Liberal Party won't support the Indigenous voice proposal.

The Conversation

The Liberal Party's 'no' position on Voice signals it's primarily interested in speaking to a nation that no longer exists

The Liberal Party’s decision to formally oppose the federal government’s model for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament amounts to a resounding “no” position – but perhaps not in the way party leader Peter Dutton thinks.

Reuters

'Judas betrayal': Indigenous Australians denounce opposition for rejecting referendum

Senior Indigenous leaders on Thursday criticised Australia's main opposition party's "Judas betrayal" for declaring it would campaign against a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country's Aboriginal and Torres Island people.

ABC News

Noel Pearson accused Peter Dutton of 'preparing the grave' to bury the Uluru Statement, after Liberals reject Voice proposal

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson likens the Liberal leader Peter Dutton to "an undertaker preparing the grave to bury Uluru", after the federal Liberal Party rejects the proposed Voice to Parliament.

The New Daily

Liberals commit ‘Judas betrayal’ in opposing Voice

Uluru Statement architect Noel Pearson says the federal Liberal Party is out of step with the Australian people by not supporting an Indigenous voice.

The Guardian - AU

Pat Dodson takes leave from Senate - as it happened

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