Anthony Albanese has declared a failed Voice to Parliament 'doesn’t show the maturity of us as a nation' as the referendum takes centre stage on Australia Day.
Mr Albanese held a brief press conference between Australia Day duties in Canberra on Thursday where he was asked whether he intended to change the date of the January 26th public holiday.
"No, I have no proposal. I have one major change that I want," the Prime Minister said, before turning his focus to his government's Voice proposal. Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023 > The first is that there shall be a Voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the second clause says the Voice may make representation on matters that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the parliament and the third clarifies the parliament will determine through legislation how the Voice will be structured.
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