Indigenous leaders are calling on the next Australian government to hold a referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament within two years, saying 'the timing is right and it's now'.
But the Coalition said while it was committed to constitutional change, and had set aside $160 million for a referendum, it had not committed to a time line or a question.
Labor has agreed to a referendum on a Voice to Parliament, and has also said it would establish a "Makarrata Commission" to oversee a national process for treaty and truth-telling. Professor Davis said a Voice to Parliament would help address inequality by allowing Indigenous people to be involved with the laws and policies that affected their lives.
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