Coalition frontbencher breaks ranks with Peter Dutton saying taxpayer funds should not be used for referendum campaigns
A parliamentary inquiry into the Referendum Machinery Act proposals is due to report on Friday.
At a Canberra press conference on Thursday, Albanese was asked if he backed those comments and whether the reversal was a bid to get the machinery changes through parliament.The exact details about the pamphlet, such as what it will look like and who would be asked to contribute the official positions of each campaign, are still subject to negotiations.Wednesday that “misinformation and fabrication and racist messaging will be mailed nationwide”.
The Albanese government has put forward the question:"Do you support an alteration to the constitution that establishes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice?" The PM also suggested three sentences be added to the constitution:It may make representations to parliament and the executive government on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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