Dana Morse

Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been detained in China for almost five years. Now his family fear there is a narrowing window of opportunity to secure his release.

The federal government will be preparing for a difficult week of questions over what happens next, now that the Voice to Parliament has been rejected at a referendum.

Yes and No camps have run their respective campaign races but if you blinked and missed it, here's what you need to know about each case. 

One of Australia's leading constitutional law experts believes the Voice referendum could be the last time Australians vote to change the constitution, after more than 12 months of campaigning from both sides of politics.

As Australians prepare to deliver their answer to the referendum question on October 14, there is another question playing out between the two campaigns vying for your vote, writes Dana Morse.

More young and Indigenous Australians are enrolled to vote than ever before, as the Australian Electoral Commission prepares to begin early voting in remote communities next week.

The No campaign has been accused of asking volunteers to spread "fear and misinformation" in an effort to convince referendum voters of its agenda. 

Representatives from a range of peak bodies have travelled to Canberra and spoken with government and crossbench members about the need for a respectful referendum debate, but the ABC understands opposition members have so far refused meetings.

A commitment by Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton to hold a second referendum on Indigenous recognition has been rubbished by one of the leading conservative Voice campaigners.

With the date set for a vote on the Voice to Parliament, take a refresher on what proponents and opponents of the referendum proposal are arguing.

A prominent Yes campaigner for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has accused No campaigner and Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price of "hate" for First Nations people after she called welcome to country ceremonies "divisive".

Supporters of the Yes campaign are still hopeful the referendum will pass but a growing number of No voters is putting it at risk, writes Dana Morse.

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe gives her full support to the No case for the Voice to Parliament, following what she called a breakdown in negotiations with government on Indigenous justice. 

Life outcomes for Indigenous Australians are continuing to worsen, as initiatives to Close the Gap offer mixed outcomes in the pursuit of ending systemic disadvantage.

The federal government says it will introduce legislation to ban Nazi symbols and the sale of goods-for-profit featuring Nazi symbols.

Peter Dutton denies members of his party deliberately misrepresented the opinions of federal court judges during debate on the constitution alteration bill on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

A review into a Morrison-government-era grant funding program finds only two of 171 projects attached to the program were "highly suitable" and almost half were based in marginal electorates.

More than half a century ago, Australians were asked to head to the polls in a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as part of the population and allow the federal government to make laws for them.

The committee has spent six weeks travelling the country holding hearings into the proposed wording. It wants the parliament to pass the referendum legislation without any changes.

The two campaigns pushing for a No vote to the forthcoming Voice to Parliament referendum merge, in a move that aims to unify their message and strengthen their campaign.

Multi-billion-dollar tax revenue and high commodity prices will likely result in a far healthier federal budget than initially predicted, according to Deloitte's annual Budget Monitor.

The funding for the civics campaign will be split between two organisations and used to create educational materials for digital platforms, libraries and other public institutions.

The 2022 federal election delivered record results for First Nations representation in parliament. Ahead of the referendum, the ABC contacted the 11 politicians to hear directly from them what they think about a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament.

Peter Dutton's repeated forays into Indigenous Affairs highlight why a higher level of accountability is needed when it comes to policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, writes Dana Morse.

The federal government will bring major banks and financial services companies together to practice responses to future cyber attacks.