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Australian politics set for shakeup after Labor’s 2023 slide

In less than two years, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone from clear choice to fighting for majority support in the polls. What happened?

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Why the Voice vote matters in the Pacific

Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum could also be seen as a referendum on how the nation will be perceived by its Pacific neighbours.

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Forget China, the real Voice influencers are in Australia

Analysts have suggested there’s a secret Chinese government campaign trying to influence the referendum. Here’s why that’s highly unlikely.

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Voice conspiracies follow the ‘fake news’ playbook

It’s no surprise the disinformation used in Australia’s Voice debate follows the pattern of COVID-19 conspiracies. There’s a method in the ‘fake news’ mayhem.

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Could polling feedback loop shape referendum result?

Polling is back in vogue during the Voice referendum debate and those results — rather than the substance of the debate — could influence the way some vote.

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Has News Corp’s one-way Voice commentary swayed the vote?

Australia’s Voice referendum debate has been a mess, with one powerful media company a big factor. So why haven’t its rivals held it to account?

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Voice debate derailed by misinformation and confusion

Australia’s Voice to Parliament referendum looks set to fail as a confused public struggles to tell fact from fiction.

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Why Australians can’t say ‘don’t know’ in Voice debate

Australia’s Voice referendum is a choice about hard democratic conversations and owning up to our history. The question is whether we’re ready to have them.

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Governments want babies, but people want choices

Autoimmune diseases are on the rise

Sports face a reckoning on brain injuries

Australian politics set for shakeup after Labor’s 2023 slide

Why the Voice vote matters in the Pacific

Voice conspiracies follow the ‘fake news’ playbook

Could polling feedback loop shape referendum result?

Has News Corp’s one-way Voice commentary swayed the vote?

Voice debate derailed by misinformation and confusion

Why Australians can’t say ‘don’t know’ in Voice debate

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