As the week begins, here’s something to think about. Last week, a new Parliamentary Committee report in the ACT endorsed a four-day workweek trial for the public service sector.

The ACT Government has said it will respond to the recommendation before the end of the year.

It feels like the idea is really picking up steam. What do you think?

The quote
"Yes, I’m a change-the-date person… we are going through this… annual argument, which is not helping us.” - Leading ‘No’ campaigner Warren Mundine on ABC’s Insiders saying he is in favour of moving the public holiday currently on 26 January.

The stat
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The number of runners taken to hospital during yesterday’s Sydney marathon. Temperatures reached 32°C in parts of the city.

Today in history
1837: The first Tiffany & Co. store was opened in New York City.

Some headlines from this morning:

Every team in the Women’s A-League (ALW) has reported an increase in membership sign-ups since the Matildas' history-making World Cup performance.

Five ALW clubs have reported their highest-ever number of member sign-ups ahead of the 2023/24 season, while the other six are on track to beat last season’s membership figures. Here are the increases (compared to last year’s membership figures):

A-League Commissioner Nick Garcia praised the “fantastic” increase in members, saying the league was “excited to see this momentum continue” in the upcoming season.

Garcia also flagged a “rising interest among the next generation of fans” with over 17,000 children registering for a free season pass since the World Cup.

This year, the same number of teams will compete in the women's and men's competitions, with the introduction of the Central Coast Mariners to the women’s league.

The ALW season begins on 14 October and the men’s season will begin the following weekend.

On 14 October, Australians will vote on whether to put an Indigenous Voice to Parliament into our Constitution.

Over the next few weeks, TDA will give you simple answers to common questions about the Voice.

In this piece: What powers will the Voice have?

The short answer
Parliament will decide what powers the Voice has.

The Constitution would require that a Voice exist, and that it be able to give advice on First Nations issues.

All the other details would be worked out by Parliament and could be changed over time.

What does it mean in practice?
If the referendum is successful, the Parliament would then need to pass a law to enact a Voice.

That law would set out details like the number of people on the Voice, how they would be chosen, and how the advice-giving process would work.

Parliament could change these details at any time by changing the law.

What are the details?
The Government has not released full details about the law it would propose after a successful referendum.

However, it has released principles. These include that the Voice's members would be chosen by First Nations people, that they would be gender-balanced and include young people, and that the Voice would not deliver programs or control funding.

The Coalition has criticised the Government for not revealing full details of its proposal before the referendum.

Will the Voice be able to overrule parliament?
Because the Voice gets its powers from Parliament, it can't force the Parliament to do anything.

When it passes the law to set up the Voice, Parliament could decide to give it certain powers, for example requiring that decision-makers consult the Voice.

But Parliament could always take these powers away again.

Are there other examples of similar bodies?
There are hundreds of bodies established by Parliament that are given specific powers.

For example, the new anti-corruption body has the power to investigate politicians, but Parliament can take away this power at any time by changing the law.

The Voice would be different to these bodies – its inclusion in the Constitution would mean it could not be abolished entirely. However, its powers would work in a similar way.

Get all the news you need to know today in your ears on The Daily Aus podcast!

A grandstand at Sydney’s Accor Stadium has been renamed to honour Australian sporting legend Cathy Freeman.

The stadium was where Freeman won gold in the 400 metres at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

News flashback: GameStop. Remember that? That time ordinary people dared to flip the script on Wall Street and turn a humble video game store into a global sensation. Now, there’s a brand new comedy movie, ‘Dumb Money’, all about what went down.

It all started with Keith Gill, aka 'Roaring Kitty’ on Reddit and Youtube - an everyday guy, financial analyst and investor. When Wall St predicted that GameStop’s shares would go down, Keith Gill decided to pour his life savings into making sure they were wrong, by buying shares in his favourite video game store. He posted about it on Reddit, where he started to go viral. That's when the chaos started - Reddit users worked together to stop rich bankers getting even richer off the back of a collapsing company they loved.

Boasting a star-studded cast including Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera and Seth Rogen, mark your calendars for the cinema debut of Dumb Money on 5 October - or be one of the first to see it at preview screenings this week!

The Sydney Theatre Company has announced that six-time Tony Award-winning musical ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is heading down under.

The musical features music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who were behind La La Land and The Greatest Showman. Actor Ben Platt played the title role during its original Broadway run in 2016 and the 2021 film adaptation.

The Sydney Theatre Company described the upcoming Aussie production as “an empowering and uplifting experience for anyone who’s ever considered themselves on the ‘outside, looking in’”.

The show will debut in October 2024.

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