There will be 2 x 2,000-word essays coming your way. Yesterday, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher confirmed the Australian Electoral Commission will distribute the pieces – one written by MPs in support of the constitutional change to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and one by the proposal’s opponents. That’s standard practice for how referendums are run in Oz, but the Albanese Government was hoping to do away with that bit. Coalition leader Peter Dutton has maintained that voters require written info from both sides of the debate. While Nationals MPs have already decided to vote ‘no’, the Liberals haven’t stated their position, so you can see why commentators say going ahead with the mailout is a goodwill gesture from Team Albanese to the Libs. The next question: will the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ cases get taxpayer funds for their campaigns? Dutton says they should, but so far, the government isn’t keen to fund either side.