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Helen MilroyPremium
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Will Australia ever be ready to face up to its own history?

It has been just over a year since the Voice to Parliament referendum was decided. For many it was a bewildering period followed by the deafening silence of inaction.

Helen Milroy

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opinion
Emma GarlettCommentsPremium
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A year on from Voice Referendum, it’s time to move forward

And move forward we must. We cannot allow the loss - though significant - to consume us. 

Emma Garlett

Emma Garlett

Federal politicsPremiumPM switches Indigenous focus to economic stability at Garma

Investors seeking to start projects in Indigenous communities will be able to use a new central point of contact to connect with traditional owners under a federal government plan.

Katina Curtis

Reconciliation WeekCommentsPremiumHow State is getting back to unity after divisive referendum

Challenging the status quo to come together and unite is a mammoth task. 

Emma Garlett

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumYes campaign doubles the spend of No side in referendum loss

More than $92 million was spent during the Voice referendum campaign with almost half that amount coming from the official Yes campaign.

Katina Curtis and Dan Jervis-Bardy

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Must-read interviewCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
94yo gave No campaign $1 million to ‘stand up for Australia’

The 94-year-old Dalkeith man who gave $1 million to the No campaign insists he is ‘not political’ and simply wanted to ‘balance’ the big spending of corporate Australia that was out to ‘denigrate’ Australia.

Dan Jervis-Bardy and Claire Sadler

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No campaignCommentsPremium
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Retired car salesman revealed as major anti-Voice donor

A Perth company pumped more than $1 million into the right-wing outfit that led the No campaign in the Voice to Parliament referendum, it has been revealed.

Dan Jervis-Bardy and Neale Prior

Referendum lossPremiumNew idea for Indigenous Voice after crushing vote defeat

Federal public servants would be legally required to consult Indigenous representatives on matters affecting them under an alternative to a Voice to Parliament pushed in the aftermath of the failed vote. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

‘Airbrush Albo’CommentsPremiumPM skips over defeated Voice Referendum in 2023 wrap-up

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese once touted but ultimately failed Voice Referendum didn’t even get a mention in his 2023 end-of-year wrap video.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Research revealed CommentsPremiumVoters back simple recognition even after No vote on Voice

A national vote on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that didn’t include the Voice to Parliament would likely have succeeded, a new study of voter attitudes reveals.

Katina Curtis

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EditorialCommentsPremium
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PM Albanese vacates field on Indigenous policy

There was one question Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was desperate to avoid answering during the doomed Voice referendum campaign.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘Must have valid reason’CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Astonishing number of West Aussies who didn’t vote on Voice

An extraordinary number of West Australians did not vote in the Indigenous Voice referendum and will now receive letters from the Australian Electoral Commission asking them to explain themselves or pay a fine.

Kimberley Caines

City’s choicePremiumBayswater CEO defends flags at half-mast for Voice

The City of Bayswater was the sole eastern suburbs local government that flew flags at half-mast following the Voice referendum.

Michael Palmer

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘Overcooking it’CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Council debates axing ‘tokenism’ acknowledgement of country

The Shire of Harvey is set to debate whether to abolish the acknowledgement of country, with one councillor calling for the ‘tokenism’ to be scrapped.

Sean Van Der Wielen

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Surging signaturesCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Petition to rule out WA-based Voice builds momentum

Thousands of West Australians have signed a petition demanding the Cook Government ‘unequivocally’ rule out legislating a Voice to State Parliament after voters resoundingly voted No in the national referendum.

Jake Dietsch

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Cash election messageCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Cash says No Voice campaign shows way for Liberals

WA Liberal senator Michaelia Cash has called for party unity ahead of the next Federal election, saying the successful campaign to defeat the Voice was a template for future success.

Joe Spagnolo

‘Deep listening’CommentsPremiumIndigenous treaty body in doubt after Voice ‘setback’

The Federal Government’s commitment to treaty and truth-telling is under fresh doubt amid revelations millions of dollars set aside for its promised Makaratta Commission are yet to be spent. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

lower one, lower allCommentsPremiumCouncil refuses to lower Aboriginal flag to mourn referendum

The Perth council declined to lower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to half-mast despite a strong Yes vote in the community.

Peter Devlin

Step backwardsPremiumIndigenous community attacks MP Rick Wilson

The Katanning Indigenous community has slammed O’Connor MP Rick Wilson for his part in the No campaign, accusing him of peddling “misinformation” and failing to act in their interests.

Harry Grigson

‘Lessons learnt’ CommentsPremiumWA heritage laws debacle sets back national legislation

The Federal Government has no timeline for introducing new national Aboriginal cultural heritage laws as it treads carefully after the saga in WA.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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opinion
Melissa PriceCommentsPremium
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It’s time to focus on Indigenous programs that work

The question remains how do we overcome Indigenous disadvantage?

Melissa Price

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analysis
Blame gameCommentsPremium
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Where the Voice referendum all went wrong

Outside of the emotional response to the referendum result, there are hard-headed questions being asked from supporters about the miserable failure that was the Yes campaign.

Katina Curtis and Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Paul MurrayCommentsPremium
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Canberra’s bureaucrats? Get them all out after Voice failure

The residents of the capital are so out of step with the rest of the country that their vote on the Voice was the opposite of the national ballot that so rejected Labor’s attempt to rewrite the Constitution. 

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

Voice falloutCommentsPremium‘Weak’ PM blasted for blocking child abuse inquiry

The political row over Indigenous affairs escalated in the Federal Parliament on Thursday as the Coalition continue to use the fallout to the failed Voice to Parliament referendum to push its alternative agenda

Dan Jervis-Bardy