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A proposal to alter the words of the Australian constitution to enshrine an Indigenous voice will be presented to federal parliament today, Australian Associated Press reports.
Parliament finalised the rules around the distribution of referendum information and political donations last week, modernising laws that were last used for the republic vote in 1999. “We want all members of the Australian parliament to support this referendum including every member of the crossbench and all members of the Liberal Party and we’re very hopeful that there will be that support,” he said on Wednesday.
The proposed question is: “A Proposed Law: to alter the constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?”
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