This deal was meant to be a game-changer for Indigenous people. It hasn’t moved the dial

This deal was meant to be a game-changer for Indigenous people. It hasn’t moved the dial

A blistering Productivity Commission review says governments have not delivered on their landmark 2020 agreement to transform the way public servants and politicians work with Indigenous Australians.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andJack Latimore

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Former Labor premiers back Indigenous governor-general as speculation mounts over PM’s pick

Former Labor premiers back Indigenous governor-general as speculation mounts over PM’s pick

Former Labor premiers Bob Carr and Steve Bracks have thrown their support behind an Indigenous governor-general,while former Queensland premier Peter Beattie has suggested that could be divisive,so soon after the Voice referendum.

  • byLisa Visentin
Voice question should have been split,Wyatt says

Voice question should have been split,Wyatt says

Ken Wyatt says the Voice referendum was too complicated as he called on national cabinet to urgently focus on closing the gap and reviewing Indigenous spending.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Constitutional recognition and the Voice fell flat in the Liberal years. Ken Wyatt reveals why

Constitutional recognition and the Voice fell flat in the Liberal years. Ken Wyatt reveals why

The former Coalition Indigenous Australians minister said if Josh Frydenberg had retained his seat of Kooyong at the last election,the Liberal Party would not have rejected the Voice.

  • byHamish Hastie
Frydenberg rules out Kooyong run as Wyatt laments his absence

Frydenberg rules out Kooyong run as Wyatt laments his absence

Ken Wyatt claimed his former colleague would have changed the essence of the Voice referendum if he was still in parliament,as the ex-treasurer ruled out a return.

  • byPaul Sakkal andHamish Hastie
Leeser quits opposition frontbench in blow to Dutton’s Voice referendum strategy

Leeser quits opposition frontbench in blow to Dutton’s Voice referendum strategy

Julian Leeser has moved to the backbench to campaign for the Voice in a move that could embolden more pro-Voice backbench Liberals to follow him.

  • byPaul Sakkal,Lisa Visentin,James Massola andAngus Thompson
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Dutton deepens divisions with Voice rejection

Dutton deepens divisions with Voice rejection

He was once ‘Peter the pragmatist’,but the opposition leader’s success in holding the Liberal show together has been strictly limited.

  • byMichelle Grattan
The Voice will crack the Liberal Party. Wyatt’s exit proves it

The Voice will crack the Liberal Party. Wyatt’s exit proves it

The smallest fracture in the most polished marble can easily turn into a gaping crack. All it takes is pressure.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘The decision was tough’:Former Indigenous minister Ken Wyatt quits Liberals in Voice protest

‘The decision was tough’:Former Indigenous minister Ken Wyatt quits Liberals in Voice protest

The resignation of the senior Liberal figure underscored anxieties within the party over the way Peter Dutton’s alternative model was bulldozed through,though few broke ranks in public.

  • byPaul Sakkal andAngus Thompson
Greens say more detail on Voice to parliament needed

Greens say more detail on Voice to parliament needed

Dorinda Cox wants more detail to ensure a Yes vote,while another key adviser said the referendum was at risk of “dying on the principles” without more explanation.

  • byJames Massola andLisa Visentin
Cash restrictions and total alcohol bans slated for NT violence
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Cash restrictions and total alcohol bans slated for NT violence

Former Indigenous Minister Ken Wyatt dismissed Peter Dutton’s call for a royal commission,saying the Coalition shared the blame for Alice Springs’ woes.

  • byAngus Thompson