A man, right, waits as a woman drops her ballot into a box a polling place in Redfern as Australians cast their final votes in Sydney, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in their first referendum in a ...

Australia’s referendum to enshrine a First Nations voice in the country’s constitution was unsuccessful. But the spotlight remains on the Australian government to ensure First Nations people’s rights ...

SYDNEY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Australians began voting on Saturday in a historic referendum, the first in almost a quarter of a century, to decide whether to recognise its First Peoples in the ...

The opposition Coalition and conservative media argued that the Voice would bring about a racial divide in the country. But it is already here, in clear view. Two statues in front of the “sovereignty” ...

Mr. Mayo, an Australian Aboriginal activist and author, wrote from Sydney. If you found yourself in the ocher-colored sands of an Australian desert, listening to the creation stories of Indigenous ...

SYDNEY, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Early results from Australia's historic referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution suggest the proposal will be rejected, in a setback to the country's ...

The proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament was widely supported by Indigenous voters, but had raised fears and hopes that were both overblown. Eva Nargoodah at home in Jimbalakudunj, Australia, with ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Advocates for constitutional change in Australia said they were devastated on Saturday by the defeat of a referendum that would have created an advocacy committee to offer advice ...

Ancient cultural burning practices carried out by Indigenous Australians limited fuel availability and prevented high intensity fires in southeastern Australia for thousands of years, according to new ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia will look for new ways to lift Indigenous living standards after voters soundly rejected a proposal to create a new advocacy committee, the deputy prime minister said ...