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Indigenous progress the focus after voice fails

Indigenous progress the focus after voice fails

Both sides of politics are pledging to focus on closing the Indigenous disadvantage gap after a referendum to constitutionally enshrine an advisory body failed.

Dutton talks down second Indigenous referendum

Dutton talks down second Indigenous referendum

Dutton talks down second Indigenous referendum

Dutton talks down second Indigenous referendum

Peter Dutton has walked back a bid to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution, saying people are 'over the referendum process for some time'.

Little hope of further constitutional change: experts

Little hope of further constitutional change: experts

Little hope of further constitutional change: experts

Little hope of further constitutional change: experts

Australia's emphatic 'no' to the voice referendum may have spelt the end for any constitutional change in the future, experts claim.

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Leaders step up efforts as Indigenous voice vote fails

Leaders step up efforts as Indigenous voice vote fails

Both the 'yes' and 'no' camps say Australia needs to look forward and come together after a referendum to establish an Indigenous voice to parliament failed.

What Australian leaders said about the referendum vote

What Australian leaders said about the referendum vote

Australia's federal politicians have weighed into where they think the nation goes now after a failed referendum vote for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

Indigenous voice supporters call for week of silence

Indigenous voice supporters call for week of silence

Following the heavy defeat of a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander campaigners have endorsed a week of silence.

Northern Territory majority rejects voice referendum

Northern Territory majority rejects voice referendum

Two in three Northern Territorians have rejected the concept of an Indigenous voice, backing one of their senators who spearheaded the 'no' campaign.

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The 'nos' have it: campaigners look beyond the voice

The 'nos' have it: campaigners look beyond the voice

The 'nos' have it: campaigners look beyond the voice

The 'nos' have it: campaigners look beyond the voice

There are calls by 'no' campaigners for greater action to close the gap following a failed bid for an Indigenous voice.

All states deliver majority 'no' vote in voice poll

All states deliver majority 'no' vote in voice poll

All states deliver majority 'no' vote in voice poll

All states deliver majority 'no' vote in voice poll

Counting in the Indigenous voice referendum shows a majority 'no' vote across the nation, with the ACT the only jurisdiction to back the 'yes' case.

Indigenous leaders devastated by failed referendum poll

Indigenous leaders devastated by failed referendum poll

Indigenous leaders devastated by failed referendum poll

Indigenous leaders devastated by failed referendum poll

Indigenous leaders are saddened by the failed referendum but many people are pointing to the hard work that still needs to be done to help address disadvantage.

Referendum rejection not the end for reconciliation: PM

Referendum rejection not the end for reconciliation: PM

Referendum rejection not the end for reconciliation: PM

Referendum rejection not the end for reconciliation: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged the nation to come together following a lost referendum for a constitutional Indigenous voice.

Defiant minister pledges better future after 'no' vote

Defiant minister pledges better future after 'no' vote

Defiant minister pledges better future after 'no' vote

Defiant minister pledges better future after 'no' vote

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says reconciliation isn't dead after Australia voted down a voice to parliament in the referendum.

PM Albanese vows to address Indigenous reconciliation

PM Albanese vows to address Indigenous reconciliation

PM Albanese vows to address Indigenous reconciliation

PM Albanese vows to address Indigenous reconciliation

Anthony Albanese has responded to the Indigenous voice referendum loss with a speech to the nation pledging progress on wellbeing and reconciliation.

'Yes' campaigners take stock as referendum fails

'Yes' campaigners take stock as referendum fails

'Yes' campaigners take stock as referendum fails

'Yes' campaigners take stock as referendum fails

A failure to secure a majority 'yes' vote has many Indigenous voice campaigners taking stock of what went wrong and what the future holds.

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Teal seat voters buck trend by backing Indigenous voice

Inner-city voters in 'teal' electorates have backed the Indigenous voice, despite the constitutional change failing to win national support at the referendum.

Regional Australia shouts 'no' in voice vote

Regional Australia has overwhelmingly rejected a proposed Indigenous advisory body in the constitution with a high 'no' vote.

Leaders' seats largely vote with their MP in referendum

Anthony Albanese's electorate has voted overwhelmingly in favour of an Indigenous voice while Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's constituents turned it down.

Voters resolute, respectful at voice referendum booths

Many Australians who cast referendum ballots knew ahead of time whether they would vote 'yes' or 'no', with long wait times experienced at some polling places.

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Fallout continues 70 years after British atomic tests

Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of the first time the British tested nuclear weapons on the Australian mainland, at Emu Field in South Australia.

Women's boxers hope to steal spotlight from Tszyu bout

Boxers Shanell Dargan and Amber Amelia are planning to make their own mark on the Tim Tszyu-Brian Mendoza world-title fight undercard.

Australia 'new nation' if voice referendum succeeds

The 'yes' and 'no' campaigns are making their final pitches on the eve of the referendum to establish an Indigenous voice.

'65,000-year setback': elder begs for Australian unity

'Yes' campaigners are making their final pitch to voters before the Indigenous voice referendum, asking for a chance to improve the lives of their people.

First Nations lawyers voice their cases for 'yes' vote

On the eve of the referendum on a First Nations voice to parliament, two respected Indigenous legal experts have prosecuted their arguments for 'yes'.

Voters warned to reconsider campaign material in booths

Referendum voters have been told to reconsider wearing campaign T-shirts and badges into polling booths and ensure they are kind when issued with directions.

Voice wording 'wholly sound': former High Court judge

The misleading information that has been used by opponents of the Indigenous voice to parliament has surprised a former High Court judge.

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