Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the suggested wording for a referendum on altering the Constitution to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament. Mr Albanese remains optimistic for a successful outcome. DETAILS: 9News AusPol
Albanese, who is in Arnhem Land for the Garma cultural festival, opened his speech by paying respect to the Yolngu traditional owners in language.
Albanese said the change his government is proposing is not about special treatment or preferential power for Indigenous people. "It will be an unflinching source of advice and accountability, not a third chamber, not a rolling veto, not a blank cheque, but a body with the perspective and the power and the platform to tell the government and the parliament the truth about what is working and what is not.The wording of a referendum is taken incredibly seriously given the legal significance of such a vote. It is partly why referendums happen so infrequently in Australia.
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