The opposition leader has stared down conservative Coalition MPs in a bid to secure a deal with Labor over laws that will shape the Voice to Parliament referendum, sidelining the Greens and preventing tougher donation disclosure rules.
Peter Dutton has stared down conservative Coalition MPs in a bid to secure a deal with Labor over laws that will shape, potentially sidelining the Greens and preventing tougher donation disclosure rules.
The Greens have argued for same-day voter registration, expanded phone voting and the removal of bans on people in prison voting in the referendum, while ACT independent senator David Pocock was pushing for fact-checking of the official pamphlet and inclusion of social media in the traditional advertising blackout period before voting day.
A final decision will not come until Labor finalises the legislation establishing the referendum question and draft constitutional changes, expected sometime next week after advice from the expert working group of Indigenous leaders.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Labor MPs the government faced a challenge to secure broad support for the referendum, noting it was 50 years since voters had approved a change to the constitution.
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