Voice to Parliament referendum must be kept simple to succeed, says Indigenous Australians Minister – Michmutters
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Voice to Parliament referendum must be kept simple to succeed, says Indigenous Australians Minister

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says she is confident the nation is ready for a referendum to decide whether to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

A Voice to Parliament was the key recommendation of the 2017 Uluru Statement of the Heart, a petition to government by Indigenous leaders following debate and discussions in Indigenous communities around the country.

On the weekend, while at the Garma Festival in the Northern Territory, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese proposed a draft referendum question that could be put to the public.

But a referendum is yet to have full buy-in from the Greens, Liberals or Nationals, a key concern being that there is not a clear picture on how the body would look and operate.

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