Government appoints First Nations leaders to guide referendum on Indigenous voice

Minister for Indigenous Australians lays out plan to win referendum as Peter Dutton criticises corporates willing to sign up sight unseen'

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The Albanese government has appointed a working group of First Nations leaders to guide the big questions" about a referendum to enshrine a voice to parliament in the constitution, including the timing of the vote, the form of words and a public education campaign.

The minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, will use a speech on Thursday night to reveal the three tasks for the new referendum working group ahead of its first meeting with the prime minister on Friday.

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