CONFIRMED: Australians will vote on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament later this year after a bill legislating the referendum passed the Senate this morning. FULL DETAILS: 9News | WATCH LIVE 6pm
Ultimately, the bill to establish the referendum was supported not just by the Labor government but also by the Liberal-led opposition, although Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is opposed to the Voice itself.Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health Malarndirri McCarthy and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney in the Senate today.
The bill in the Senate went to a rare third reading, during which a number of Senators spoke on the Voice. "In fact, this whole debate, we have seen with research polling across the country that majority of First Nations people want this to happen."
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