Australia news live: official pro and anti-voice arguments revealed; court to rule on Barngarla nuclear dump

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Traditional owners await a decision in South Australia on a challenge against building the dump near Kimba

Good morning and welcome to our live news coverage. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll be taking you through a few overnight developments before my colleague Rafqa Touma takes over.

It’s a significant day in the road to the indigenous voice referendum. Today the two official essays arguing the yes and no cases are published. In the yes essay, some of the biggest Indigenous sport stars have signed up to the campaign, including Johnathan Thurston and Eddie Betts. Former Wimbledon champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley. says it will be a chance to help young Indigenous Australians “chase their dreams”.

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