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Voting is now underway in the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum, the first referendum for Australia since 1999. Millions are voting in a referendum for the first time – and campaigners are making their final pitches to convince them to decide on either yes or no.

The 'Yes' movement is gearing up for the final full day of campaigning before Australians cast their votes on the Indigenous voice referendum, with the Prime Minister making a mad dash across the country. Meanwhile the 'No' campaign is quietly confident of success.

Australian election officials have detailed the ground rules for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum on Saturday. It comes as opinion polling continues to suggest defeat for the question in Saturday's vote. But with most of the Coalition supporting the No case, one Liberal MP has made a last-minute plea to voters, hoping to convince them to support change.

In 1967 Australia’s most successful referendum saw nine out of ten people vote yes, to count Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders in the census… and allow the Commonwealth to legislate for them. But on the far west coast of South Australia, communities in Penong and Ceduna bucked the national trend, recording some of the highest no votes in the country. SBS visited the area to see how it has cha...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been focusing on the regions in the lead-up to Saturday's Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, while the Electoral Commission is urging voters to be respectful at polling booths as tensions are heightened.

As bushfires start burning earlier each year, a winemaker in Tasmania is preparing by asking his local Aboriginal group to do a cultural burn. The vineyard is at Flowerpot, about an hour's drive south of Hobart. Those lighting the fires are caring for country, and themselves as the burns help them connect with ancient knowledge, wisdom, and culture.

Losing a limb through amputation is sometimes described by advocates as the 'hidden' disability. National Amputee Awareness Week puts the experience of amputation in the spotlight.

High profile domestic and international musicians and actors are starting to mobilise support for a Yes vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. Those pushing to squash the referendum are confident they are in the lead but a prominent former prime minister leading the 'No' campaign has faced public heckling while casting his ballot.

Australians are soon set to vote in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum on October the 14th. But how much do people from migrant communities know about the Voice as they head into the polls? Community leaders say some multicultural Australians are still unsure about how they will vote and what information they can trust.

After more than 100 years being stored in a museum in England, eleven ancestral remains are being returned to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia. Community representatives travelled to Oxford where the remains have been held at the University's Museum of Natural History.

Across the nation, voting in the once-in-a-generation referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has entered its second day. While the No campaign is promising to investigate how federal money is being spent, a new poll has given those pushing for constitutional change hope there is still time to secure a Yes result

Early voting about an Indigenous voice in Parliament has started in the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia, with New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and South Australia starting on Tuesday. As polls show a potential No victory, campaigns are continuing strongly across the country.

A unique Indigenous storytelling festival has begun, showcasing the experiences of First Nations People. The Yellamundie Festival is a platform for performers to connect, learn, and share their stories in their own way.

It has been another busy day for the Yes campaign, with prominent supporters and parliamentarians rallying and flyering across the country for a Yes vote. Following No Campaigner Warren Mundine's speech at the National Press Club on Tuesday, Wednesday was Yes campaigner Noel Pearson's turn to address journalists in Canberra.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) says it has been battling an increase in misinformation and threats ahead of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum on October 14. But the AEC says enrolment numbers are strong, with the highest number of voters ever to take part.

The Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says many First Nations people are distressed and disgusted by her political opponent's comments on the arrival of British settlers. But No Campaign leader and Opposition Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been praised by the Opposition Leader as "brave" after she asserted there were no negative impacts from colonisation.

Accusations of misinformation and lies are being thrown around on both sides of the campaign around an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. It comes as AFL Legend Michael Long finished a 19-day walk from Melbourne to Canberra to garner support for the 'yes' campaign.

Smoke sweeps through the treetops as a fire consumes the dense undergrowth of the Australian winter bush. To the uninitiated, this fire might appear to be dangerous, but it is actually a controlled, ‘cultural fire’, preparing the vegetation ahead of a looming bushfire season. The burn is part of a project in northern New South Wales showing how to use fire techniques that have been passed down by...

The 'no' campaign for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has come under fire for reportedly using fear tactics to dissuade voters from supporting the government's proposal for constitutional change. Meanwhile, the Albanese government are applauding their efforts so far to address critical labor shortages in the aged care sector.

The writs have now been issued for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, locking in the vote for Saturday, October 14. Here is how to vote early if you cannot get to a polling place on the day.

At the end of another week of referendum campaigning, both the 'Yes' and 'No' camps are asking Australians to think about the future, beyond the referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament on the 14th of October.

Aboriginal Australian activist and academic Marcia Langton has made a rallying call of support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament at the National Press Club. This comes as First Nations mental health advocates call for politicians to pledge to engage in a more respectful referendum debate.

174 cultural items taken from a remote indigenous community in the 1950s by an English anthropologist have been handed over to elders in what experts hope will prove to be a ‘trigger’ for other museums to return similar materials. Members of the Anindilyakwa community travelled to the English city of Manchester for the emotional ceremony. Later this year, the items will be returned to Groote Islan...

As the yes and no campaigns for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum gather steam ahead of the vote on October 14, the most recent polling suggesting support for the yes case has dropped below a majority. The opposition has continued to press its case for a second referendum if the no vote is carried. But the government says the Coalition aren't engaging in the substance of the Voice and...

The Opposition's Indigenous Australians spokeswoman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price speaks to SBS Political Correspondent Anna Henderson about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and her support for the 'No' campaign.