New governor-general pick a chance to get back on reconciliation path
Editorial
David Hurley

New governor-general pick a chance to get back on reconciliation path

The potential appointment of an Indigenous governor-general could heal some of the wounds still raw from last year’s Voice referendum.

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Dodson mourns ‘divided nation’ after Voice defeat in farewell speech

Dodson mourns ‘divided nation’ after Voice defeat in farewell speech

“We need to heal through honest and open dialogue,without the rancour and discord,” Dodson said,in his valedictory speech to parliament.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Patrick Dodson,a man of generous spirit,steps away with sorrow
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Patrick Dodson,a man of generous spirit,steps away with sorrow

Patrick Dodson,brought low by cancer and exhausted by its treatment,announces his retirement from the Senate,still thinking of a better future for Australians.

  • byTony Wright
‘Father of reconciliation’ Pat Dodson to quit politics

‘Father of reconciliation’ Pat Dodson to quit politics

The WA senator made the decision after undergoing treatment for cancer.

  • byRachel Clun
Pat Dodson urges voters to ignore the Voice polls and look in the mirror

Pat Dodson urges voters to ignore the Voice polls and look in the mirror

“I don’t believe in the polls,” Senator Dodson told the National Press Club.

  • byDavid Crowe
Pat Dodson,on the comeback from cancer,gives his voice to The Voice

Pat Dodson,on the comeback from cancer,gives his voice to The Voice

The “father of reconciliation” finds himself appalled by the approach of Peter Dutton’s opposition to an Indigenous Voice to parliament.

  • byTony Wright
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Author Martin Flanagan:Women can tell you things you don’t otherwise know

Author Martin Flanagan:Women can tell you things you don’t otherwise know

“They bring different wisdom and intuition.”

  • byRobyn Doreian
Voice defeat will undermine Australia’s standing on world stage:Dodson

Voice defeat will undermine Australia’s standing on world stage:Dodson

In his first interview since taking medical leave to fight a serious illness,Dodson said the Yes campaign needed to get the conversation out of Canberra and into communities.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Footy. A rough meditation between the first bounce and the final siren
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Footy. A rough meditation between the first bounce and the final siren

Footy is back,and it stirs memories that exist in a sort of magical other place,where nothing mundane may intrude.

  • byTony Wright
‘Have an open heart’:Former Liberal Chaney and Labor elder Dodson pressure Dutton on Voice

‘Have an open heart’:Former Liberal Chaney and Labor elder Dodson pressure Dutton on Voice

Former deputy leader of the Liberal Party and Labor senator Patrick Dodson join forces to call on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to support an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

  • byTony Wright
Dreyfus calls deaths in custody a national shame but fails to back action on royal commission

Dreyfus calls deaths in custody a national shame but fails to back action on royal commission

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus stopped short of backing Aboriginal senator Pat Dodson’s calls for immediate action,saying government work was already under way.

  • byLisa Visentin andJames Massola