Albanese calls on voters to ‘rise to the occasion’ on Indigenous voice and ridicules opposition claims

Peter Dutton warns referendum will leave Australians split down the middle' and repeats call for symbolic recognition

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The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has urged Australians to rise to the occasion" of the referendum, saying he wants to discuss with the opposition how the Indigenous voice could work in the event of a successful vote.

The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, claims the referendum will leave Australia split down the middle", again calling for the government to scrap the voice and instead pursue symbolic constitutional recognition of Indigenous people.

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