Legislation to be introduced to parliament next Thursday and sent to parliamentary committee for inquiry
Australians will be asked to recognise the First Peoples of the nation in a referendum later this year, after, unveiled the final wording of the conditional amendment and question.
The proposed amendment, to be contained in a new chapter in the constitution, would establish a body known as. The advisory body would be able to make representations to the parliament and executive government, with the government taking the strong advice of its internal working group of Indigenous leaders and retaining that provision despite concerns raised by a small number of conservative critics.
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