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Speaking during the ABC referendum coverage on Saturday night reporter Dan Bourchier, who grew up in Tennant Creek in the NT, said Indigenous people complained Voice made them feel targeted.

After months of bitter debate, Australians will cast their final votes in the Voice to Parliament referendum on Saturday October 14.

Saturday, October 14 marked the Voice to Parliament referendum in Australia, where voters were asked to amend the Constitution to recognize Australia's first people by establishing a voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Major news channels in Australia, such as Sky, ABC, SBS/NITV, Channel 7, and Channel 9, provided special coverage of the referendum. Each channel had planned live updates, in-depth coverage, expert analysis, and discussions featuring politicians, indigenou...

Indigenous staff at the ABC say they’re proud of their work at the reporting unit but it continues to take a huge toll. Plus: The Australian wins big at News Corp’s in-house awards

Public broadcasters the ABC, SBS and NITV as well as Sky News will follow the count live, as commercial channels keep coverage to a minimum

Need an entry point into the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum? Start here.

The ABC’s flagship Q+A program will air a special episode from Garma with a stark lack of representation from prominent opponents of the Voice to Parliament after senior figures in the No camp rejected offers to appear.

This week: the press pack heads for Garma; Netflix's US parent company gets new hired gun in the capital; the iPad guy makes a comeback.