Australia is having trouble finding its Voice

The Nationals’ decision not to support the Indigenous Voice has put a big spanner in the works for a referendum on Indigenous recognition in the constitution.

Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

Dec 2, 2022 – 1.37pm

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Even amid the frenetic pace of the final parliamentary sitting week of the year, Monday’s announcement from the Nationals was out of the blue.

As Labor was busy pushing through a slew of legislation to round out its first six months in office, Nationals leader David Littleproud said his party would not support the Indigenous Voice to federal parliament.

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Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau ChiefTom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent.