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Voice Referendum Video News

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South Australia’s Indigenous Voice has spoken in parliament for the first time today.
02:42
Some Indigenous leaders remain hopeful a Voice to Parliament is still possible.
02:03
A new report has revealed a growing gap between the haves and have-nots here in Australia.
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Australia's supermarket giants are facing pressure from an environmental group to stop selling beef linked to deforestation.

Voice Referendum Audio News

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NT Police sergeant Chris Harden and NT Police search co-ordinator Karl von Minden
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PM Anthony Albanese and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney address Australians voting on Voice Referendum in October 2023.

Voice Referendum From NITV

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  • Reflections at Garma on how the Kumanjayi Little Baby case became a symbol of unity

    Published: Duration: 07:47

  • Bluey speaks Yolŋu Matha in a special appearance at the Garma Festival

    Published: Duration: 02:17

  • INTERVIEW: Organising the Garma Festival

    Published: Duration: 23:24

  • What is Garma? Australia's largest Indigenous cultural gathering explained

    Published: Duration: 08:19

  • Experts sound alarm over NT law they say could lead to 'another Stolen Generation'

    Published: Duration: 14:32

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  • Desperate search as Colombian quake death toll exceeds 132 | Evening News Bulletin 11 August 2026

    Published: Duration: 06:10

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    Published: Duration: 06:27

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    Published: Duration: 06:06

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    Published: Duration: 06:45

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  • Australia and Vietnam hold 'open, and candid, and substantive bilateral talks'

    Published: Duration: 07:55

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    Published: Duration: 06:01

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    Published: Duration: 08:20

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    Published: Duration: 05:39

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  • Banking stocks slide as Westpac mortgage applications slump 20 per cent

    Published: Duration: 08:20

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    Published: Duration: 07:35

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    Published: Duration: 06:55

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    Published: Duration: 11:48

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  • Suu Kyi signs of life, Ceuta’s migrant crisis & impaled hiker rescues himself?!

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  • BONUS EPISODE: Takaichi’s Shadow Bureau

    Published: Duration: 09:45

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    Published: Duration: 37:06

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    Published: Duration: 35:56

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  • SBS News in Easy English 11 August 2026

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