Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance organiser Tarneen Onus Williams is not the only Indigenous activist to switch from “hard No” to Yes as the referendum looms.
The ultimate falsehood in the bitter referendum debate is that an Indigenous advisory body would divide Australia by race.
The No campaign cites a figure from a 2016 report,but a new study finds the bulk of this is indirect spending,such as local hospitals and jails.
In a passionate pitch ahead of the referendum,Noel Pearson said voting Yes was the middle path,while voting No was “an active choice to take us nowhere”.
The Home Affairs boss has stood aside while investigators look into whether he flouted the public service code of conduct or shared inside information improperly.
The jobs white paper has plans to plug skills shortages and motivate older Australians to keep working,but industry says any gains could be stifled by IR reforms.
The federal government’s new jobs plan will include “degree apprenticeship qualifications” that aim to help stop a broad decline in people signing up for trades.
Church leaders are being urged to prove their support for the Indigenous Voice despite the political risk of taking sides in the closing weeks of the referendum.
The federal Coalition has named the COVID visa program and the foreign student intake as two urgent areas for cuts to ease pressure on housing.
The federal treasurer said he did not accept claims the review was a “light touch” exercise that should have been set up to investigate all aspects of the response.
Leading experts from the National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds to Professor Patrick McGorry argue the damage of school closures needs to be examined.