Recognising Aboriginal News Today

The concept of sovereignty goes back millennia – for many different cultures. What does it mean in Australia today?

At the referendum on October 14, Australians will be asked to vote 'yes' or 'no' whether to alter the constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice.

Pamphlets written by politicians and published by the AEC have put the official case for a yes and no vote. They were not independently fact-checked before publication, so Guardian Australia has added notes to the full essays to help you make better sense of them

The official Yes and No documents have been published online to give Australian voters an insight into each sides case before the referendum later this year.

As attorney general Mark Dreyfus introduced the bill to the House of Representatives on Thursday morning, it was a starkly contrasting scene looking across the chamber.

The outspoken independent Senator allegedly disrespected Uluru Dialogue co-chair Aunty Pat Anderson AO.

On Thursday, the PM finally released details of the referendum and the question Australians will vote on but law professor Greg Craven believes it ensures a no vote will succeed.

The One Nation senator claims she was contacted by a concerned member of the public after he found a document in Canberra left behind by a group from the National Indigenous Australians Agency.

Indigenous leader Warren Mundine has said Prime Minister Anthony Albaneses tears were disingenuous while making a historic announcement about the indigenous Voice to Parliament.

The event's poster. Photo: SupplieAs we advocate for Constitutional recognition of the intrinsic role played within Australian society by its indigenous peoples, it is high time we also advocated for the reform of a Constitution that bears witness to the outmoded racist attitudes prevailing at the time of its drafting. The abolition of s25 of the Constitution is a substantive step in the right direction.