Peter Dutton says little progress has been made since last month, when he accused the government of a 'catastrophic error'.
Opposition leader to meet working group over the Voice.Peter Dutton says he is not "much further down the track" towards deciding whether to back a First Nations Voice to Parliament, just hours before meeting leading advocates of the proposal.
"I asked 15 reasonable questions. In his response to me, none of those questions have been answered. I don't know why, but that's a decision for him. So we're not too much further down the track." Professor Davis, a Cobble Cobble woman, was hopeful the meeting would "clarify" the significance of the Voice to Indigenous Australians, and the country as a whole.
The Voice is designed to provide advice to government as it forms policy on issues impacting Indigenous Australians.
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