Indigenous Affairs

In a series of interviews, campaigners for the Voice to Parliament lay out the struggles of dealing with a disingenuous media as support drops below 50 per cent.

A landmark case is under way to prosecute Australia for failing in its duty to fight climate change and protect the First Nations people of the Torres Strait, with significance for all Pacific island communities threatened by rising seas.

The ‘No’ case is leading the social media campaign over the Voice. While there is little evidence of bots being used, there is a co-ordinated approach and an increase in hate speech.

The campaign against the Voice to Parliament is not so much a co-ordinated assault based on solid arguments as an attempt to disrupt and obfuscate.

Behind the ‘Yes’ campaign is a carefully calculated mix of ruthless political expertise, business experience and grassroots involvement.

Despite a report recommending the Victorian government return all custodial healthcare to the public sector, it has signed a $33 million deal to outsource men’s services to a controversial US-based private prison operator linked to the former provider.

Peter Dutton claims his position on the Voice is informed by Indigenous communities, but the communities he names say they are being misquoted or that he refused to meet with them.

Following the loss in Aston, some Coalition MPs believe Peter Dutton’s announcement on the Voice was a distraction from the party’s real issues.

The latest census shows the number of homeless Australians has risen more than 5 per cent since 2016, and lags in the data mean that many people currently sleeping rough aren’t captured in the count.

News Corp has become the unofficial mouthpiece of the ‘No’ campaign against the Voice to Parliament, although its editors say they are just reporting both sides.