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All you need to know about the Voice referendum
Australians will head to the polls on October 14 to vote in the first referendum since 1999.
- Explainer
- Indigenous
How do you vote in a referendum?
Unlike a federal or state election, where there are typically multiple candidates, on this polling day voters will be asked to simply write the word “yes” or “no” in a little box in response to a single question.
- Angus Holland
What you should know about the Yes case
Who backs the Yes case? What is the Yes campaign’s message? We answer your questions.
- Paul Sakkal
What you should know about the No case
Who backs the No case? What is the No campaign’s message? We answer your questions.
- Paul Sakkal
The big questions about the Voice to parliament
What powers would it have? What issues would it advise on? Who would be a member?
- Lisa Visentin, James Massola and Paul Sakkal
- Explainer
Why is the Voice referendum on a knife-edge?
The Yes campaign for a Voice to parliament is gathering momentum. What do its critics say? What do its supporters hope it will achieve? What are the next steps?
- Angus Holland
The Yes pamphlet annotated
The Yes case declares that “constitutional recognition is a powerful statement that will drive practical change”.
- James Massola and Angus Thompson
The No pamphlet annotated
The No case details 10 reasons why its campaigners believe constitutional change to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament should be rejected.
- James Massola, Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos
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