Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the debate over an Indigenous Voice to parliament is over to the Australian people now the laws setting up the referendum have passed the parliament.
Australians will vote on the referendum to enshrine in the Constitution a Voice to parliament, which will make representations to the parliament and the government on issues that impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
“And if not now – when? We need to recognise First Nations people in our Constitution. We should be proud of sharing this continent with the oldest continuous culture on earth, and we know that when we listen to people who are directly affected, we’ll get better outcomes. And that is what this is about.”Campaigners for the Yes side have this year tried to remind voters that the Voice came out of the bottom-up process of the Uluru Dialogues.
In a speech to the NSW Liberal state council on Saturday morning, Ley said her party decided to oppose the Voice when it was clearly leading in the polls.
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