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- Indigenous support for Voice keeps majority
- Russia defeated in bid to regain a seat on the UN’s top human rights body
- Israel vows reprisal after attacks
- This morning’s headlines at a glance
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Indigenous support for Voice keeps majority
A clear majority of First Australians are backing the Indigenous Voice in the final phase of the referendum despite a big fall in their support this year.
An exclusive survey shows 59 per cent of Indigenous voters are in favour of the Voice, down from Yes campaign estimates of 80 per cent in January, but still far higher than the broader community.
The findings shed more light on strongly contested claims about the scale of Indigenous approval for the proposal, when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese often relies on the 80 per cent figure even though it appears to be out of date.
The new survey, conducted for this masthead by Resolve Strategic, put questions to Indigenous voters as part of a broader poll that found 44 per cent of Australians supported the Voice, while 56 per cent were opposed.
Here’s the full story.
Russia defeated in bid to regain a seat on the UN’s top human rights body
Russia was defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the U.N.’s premiere human rights body by a significant majority in Tuesday’s election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine.
Russia was competing against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the Geneva-based Human Rights Council representing the East European regional group.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the United Nations General Assembly.Credit: AP
In the secret ballot vote, Bulgaria got 160 votes, Albania received 123 votes and Russia just 83 votes.
Russia has claimed that it has support from a silent majority, and even though 83 votes came from less than half the 193 U.N. member nations, there is certain to be a concern, especially by Ukraine and its Western allies, that Moscow’s support was that high.
The only other competitive race was in the Latin America and Caribbean group where Cuba, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic defeated Peru for three seats.
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Israel vows reprisal after attacks
Hamas has warned it is ready to dig in for a long war as Israel prepared to escalate its response to the Palestinian militant group’s shock weekend attacks.
As Israel launched what it called a complete blockade of Gaza by sealing off the enclave from food, fuel and other essential supplies, the United States cautioned Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah against turning the dispute into a wider and more devastating regional crisis.
Israeli soldiers patrol a road near the border fence with Gaza on October 10, 2023.Credit: AFP
Hamas, which has been condemned by global leaders for killing and kidnapping hundreds of Israeli civilians over the weekend, provoked further global alarm by vowing to publicly broadcast the executions of Israeli hostages if Israel did not provide warning of its attacks on Gaza.
Abu Ubaida, a spokesman for Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing, released a statement warning residents of Israel’s port of Ashkelon to leave the area by 5pm (local time) on Tuesday.
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This morning’s headlines at a glance
Good morning, and thanks for your company.
It’s Wednesday, October 11. I’m Caroline Schelle, and I’ll be helming the blog this morning.
Here’s what you need to know before we get started:
- Two new reports warn the Australian economy is facing a major slowdown as people put in longer hours to make ends meet.
- Greens leader Adam Bandt is stepping up his support for the Voice despite a call from his party’s Indigenous network to vote No or abstain on the referendum.
- A clear majority of First Australians are backing the Indigenous Voice in the final phase of the referendum.
- A not-for-profit charitable organisation supposed to support the NSW’s volunteer firefighters spent only 16 per cent of the $69 million raised directly on Rural Fire Service members.
- Former Victorian sports minister Martin Pakula has been named chair of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.
- In international news, British opposition leader Keir Starmer has shrugged off an on-stage glitter attack at the Labour Party conference.
- And in the latest in the conflict in Israel, the country’s message to Palestinians to “get out” of Gaza came less than 24 hours after Hamas threatened to execute Israeli hostages one-by-one.
Let’s get into it.
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