Some of Australia’s biggest businesses will argue for an Indigenous Voice to parliament right up to referendum day, rejecting suggestions they should “stick to their knitting” and stay out of politics.
Business Council of Australia president Tim Reed led a large corporate delegation to the weekend’s Garma Festival, a trip he said drove home the urgency of closing the Indigenous disadvantage gap.
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Tom 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. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com