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Peter Dutton has put Australia's traditional media in a tough spot when it comes to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Christopher Warren posited this week: “How are they going to get through this generational culture war?”

As we travel full steam ahead to the referendum, Guy Rundle laid out how the outcome will define the nation, Cam Wilson checked in on how the Yes and No campaigns were performing on social media, and Thomas Mayo reflected on the question he’s been most asked during his six years of working towards the constitutionally enshrined Voice.

Elsewhere this week, former Greens leader Bob Brown talked to Emma Elsworthy about Extinction Rebellion and AUKUS, and Liberal sources told Anton Nilsson about who is in consideration to replace Scott Morrison.

Plus, an internal briefing revealed the AFP was concerned about the sovereign citizen movement even before the Wieambilla shooting.

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‘Violence, fixation and harassment’: internal AFP briefing reveals sovereign citizen concern
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Months before the Wieambilla shooting, police internally raised the alarm about sovereign citizens.

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Facing a possible $70 billion deficit by the end of the decade, Jim Chalmers played coy about what economic moves the government may make.

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SPEAKING UP ON THE VOICE
The Voice — won or lost by white people — will prove either audacious or absurd
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We're travelling full steam ahead to a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, the outcome of which will define the nation.

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The Voice is a chance for Australia to glimpse a better future
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Australians believe in fairness and want the best for this country. But we are going to need a lot of help to realise it.

Dutton’s ‘No’ will force the media to find its Voice
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The media's future depends on pivoting to a newer, younger, more diverse, better educated audience. And that means it can no longer remain ambivalent about the Voice.

The Yes Voice campaign is beating the No side on social media
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Campaigns for the Voice to Parliament are targeting voters in capital cities who are under 45 with a post-secondary education, while those against are trying to reach WA, SA and QLD voters over 30.

 
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