Indigenous Australians

Aussies around the nation headed to the polls to have their say on whether the nation should agree to introduce the proposed Voice to parliament .

The majority of polls have closed in Australia's first referendum of the 21st century.

In the 122 years since Federation, Australia has held 44 referendums to alter the Constitution – but only eight have been successful.

Anthony Albanese is preparing to address the nation on referendum night to knit the country back together after the campaign.

Australia will head to the polls for the Voice to parliament referendum on Saturday for the first referendum held since 1999.

This is what you need to know to find your nearest voting place – and how to grab a democracy sausage while you're at it.

The High Court has rejected a last-minute writ by an Indigenous activist to stop the voice referendum from going ahead.

The Australian Electoral Commission says there's a risk of people falling foul of the law if they wear these while casting their vote.

Having started in Tasmania six months ago – and worn through 14 pairs of shoes since – Pat Farmer completed the final 10km of his journey at Uluru at sunrise today.

The Labor senator has taken several months off work while undergoing treatment for cancer, but returned to the public eye to give a rallying cry for people to vote Yes this weekend.

Companies don't get a ballot to fill out when Australia heads to the polls on referendum day in a week, but that hasn't stopped many brands from having a say on the Voice to parliament proposal.

Mardudhunera woman Raelene Cooper has won a Federal Court challenge, halting Woodside's seismic blasting plans for the massive Scarborough Gas Project.

Lim, 79, was treated by paramedics and hospitalised with facial injuries after the alleged attack at Strathfield station.

The chief executive of the Queensland Museum says extra staff and funding will help ramp up repatriation efforts to return hundreds of ancestral remains back to country.

The mining giant has apologised and paused work at a mining site in the Pilbara region.

A historian who has spent years sifting through the grim collection says what it exposes is "really distressing".

In a new video for the Yes campaign, the Olympic champion is urging the public to vote in support of the referendum on October 14.

The campaign for an Indigenous Voice to parliament is firing up with thousands of supporters marching in rallies across the country.

"When we have power over our destiny our children will flourish."

Tens of thousands of applications targeting a range of Crown land sites are stagnating in a legislative logjam.

Postal vote applications for the Voice referendum will open no later than Monday.

They were acquired by a British professor visiting the Outback but languished for years in a store room.

The Opposition Leader insisted his proposal of having Indigenous Australians recognised in the Constitution could win a majority of support among voters.

It's the first time the Australian music legend has ever granted permission for the track to be used for commercial use.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised he will hold a second referendum on constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians if next month's Voice to Parliament vote is defeated and his party is elected.

Australians will head to the polls on October 14. Here's what you need to know.

Australians will head to the polls to decide on whether to change the Constitution.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce the date for the Voice to parliament referendum in South Australia today.

An inquest has heard a Queensland police officer feared for his life when he used his Taser to continuously shock an Indigenous man who later died in hospital.

The Australian Electoral Commission has printed off 13 million pamphlets to go out to households around Australia.

The electoral commission has warned people against taking shortcuts.

Families of preschool students are outraged their children are asked to make "sorry" cards to First Nations people for the actions of colonisers.

With the Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum fast approaching, campaigning is ramping up across the country in an attempt to win over undecided voters.

The airline's boss said the move continued a long commitment to supporting Indigenous Australians.

NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman says he will personally vote in favour of enshrining a Voice to parliament in the Constitution.

Premier Roger Cook has confirmed he'll be repealing laws rushed through two years ago in an attempt to protect Aboriginal cultural sites.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasised his commitment to convincing Australians to vote Yes in the Voice to parliament referendum.

Anthony Albanese has given an impassioned plea for Australians to vote Yes in this year's Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum.

Kumanjayi Dixon was walking down a highway to visit family when she was struck and killed by Joshua Mason's car.

The talk show host has hit out at Anthony Albanese over what he claims is a potential 'lose, lose' path in a fiery exchange.

Failing university students will no longer be cut off from HECS, under changes to the system announced today by education minister Jason Clare.

The Barngarla people are celebrating after the Federal Court set aside a decision to build a nuclear waste dump on their country.

Here's what the proponents of both votes have to say.

They pit an argument for recognition, listening and better results against concerns the change is legally risky, divisive and has unknown consequences.

Members of parliament from each side of the debate have had four weeks to prepare a clear and concise case for the Australian public as to why they should support or reject the proposed change to the constitution.

Linda Burney has provided some detail on the proposed Indigenous Voice to parliament during a speech in which she made an impassioned plea about the upcoming referendum.

With a referendum just months away, public support for the proposal is slipping, prompting the Yes campaign to shake up its approach.

Anthony Albanese admits winning referendums in Australia is historically very difficult but PM is optimistic the yes vote will win.

When Uncle Paul Kabai compares the island his grandparents grew up on with the, swampier, saltier, strip of land he inhabits today, sometimes it's enough to bring tears to his eyes.

The bill was passed 52-19, after a number of emotive speeches both for and against the Voice.