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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 First Nations people over generations to manage land, plants and animals.

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 Island, 50 kilometres off the Northern Territory Coast.

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 are only interested in politics.

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.

With a date now set for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, the debate over Australia's future is heading out of Canberra and to the regions. SBS travelled to Orange in the New South Wales Central Tablelands to find out what people there are thinking.

The Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum campaign is well underway with the vote to be held in just under 6 weeks. Both the yes and no sides have been focusing on key battle-ground states in Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia.

Hundreds of volunteers have taken to the streets to kick off the first day of official campaigning for, or against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. It comes as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the date for the referendum as October 14.

With the referendum date set, the Yes and No camp on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament have ramped up their campaigns - preparing for a tense six-week run to the polls. Those campaigning for the No vote view their task as a David and Goliath battle - but have confidence they'll win over undecided voters.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will take place on the 14th October. SBS went out to see what people in the streets of Melbourne thought.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed the date of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. Voters will head to the polls on the 14th of October to decide whether to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in Australia's constitution.

A referendum to establish a permanent Indigenous Voice to Parliament is one of the Prime Minister's highest priorities. But the commitment for constitutional recognition is part one of a three-step process that begins with the referendum and goes on to include truth-telling and Treaty.

An anti-logging protest by Traditional owners near Coffs Harbour, in New South Wales, is entering its second week. The First Nations people say the area being logged in the Newry State Forest contains sacred sites....and the forest has also been set aside as a future National Park, designed to protect the Koala.

As a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament draws closer, disucssions about Treaty have dominated political debate. Whether or not the referendum for an Indigenous Voice suceeds, several states have already embarked on their own treaty process, turning to a close neighbour and friend, New Zealand, for guidance. Political correspondent Sara Tomevska was recently in Wellington, and spoke to New Zealand's Minister for Treaty Negotiations, Andrew Little... and Maori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer

As a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament draws closer... discussions about Treaty have dominated political debate. Whether or not the referendum for an Indigenous Voice succeeds, several states have already embarked on their own treaty process, turning to a close neighbour and friend, New Zealand, for guidance.