Bill Shorten calls for finalising of referendum question on Indigenous voice in parliament

Opposition leader proposes a bipartisan process ahead of Garma festival in Arnhem Land, where discussions will revolve around constitutional reform

Bill Shorten has called for the immediate establishment of a joint parliamentary select committee to finalise a referendum question on enshrining an Indigenous voice in the federal parliament.

The opposition leader wrote to Malcolm Turnbull proposing the bipartisan parliamentary process on the eve of the annual Garma festival in north-east Arnhem Land, and said the body could also “clarify” other proposals put forward by the constitutional dialogues this year.

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