‘The time is now right’: parties urged to make Indigenous voice an election issue and set referendum date

Uluru Statement from the Heart creators say politicians are ready and history is calling' them to take action

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The creators of the Uluru Statement from the Heart have declared a voice to parliament an urgent issue for the federal election campaign, saying history is calling" the next parliament to take action.

The Uluru statement leadership has put forward two dates on which Australians could be called to decide, in a referendum, whether to enshrine a voice to parliament in the constitution: 27 May 2023 or 27 January 2024.