Text messages from no campaign herald new phase of voice debate – as it happened

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Voice committee heads north to hear traditional owners

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has defended the wording of the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament, dismissing fears of possible high court challenges, AAP reports.

This is a legally sound proposition. It makes it very clear that parliament is in charge.

There's no obligation and there's certainly not an obligation on the government to agree to the voice. There is the provision for the voice to be heard, for at least the views to be put.

That will be up to the government as a whole. I don't know.

The reality is that we know that people are doing it tough, absolutely doing it tough. And what we want to do is where it's responsible that we can - and affordable - that we can support people doing it tough.