Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out legislating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament if the referendum fails to pass next weekend.
previously shied away from explicitly stating whether his government would move to legislate if the referendum failedAustralians will head to voting booths on October 14 to vote on whether a First Nations advisory body – with no power to veto government decisions – should be enshrined in the Constitution.
The Voice would offer advice to the government and federal parliament on matters impacting Indigenous Australians. "If Australians vote No, I don't believe it would be appropriate to then go and say, 'oh well, you've had your say but we're going to legislate anyway'," he told Insiders.Enshrining the Voice in the Constitution would mean incoming governments lack the power to abolish the Voice.
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