Article 61Y96 ‘Momentum is building’: high hopes for an Indigenous voice to parliament as Garma festival starts

‘Momentum is building’: high hopes for an Indigenous voice to parliament as Garma festival starts

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Anthony Albanese is first prime minister to visit Arnhem Land festival since Malcolm Turnbull in 2017

Momentum is building for an Indigenous voice to be enshrined in the constitution, an Uluru Statement from the Heart leader says, as the annual Garma festival gets underway in the Northern Territory.

The opportunity for a voice to parliament has arrived and if it is missed it may not return for another generation, Wiradjuri man Geoff Scott warned on Friday.

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