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Indigenous leader Noel Pearson continues push for constitutional recognition and Voice to Parliament
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson says Australia is incomplete without constitutional recognition of First Nations people, as leaders renew calls for a referendum on a Voice to Parliament.
Key points:
- Noel Pearson is urging the federal government to not give up on the push for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament
- He criticised political leaders for delaying holding a referendum on constitutional recognition for First Nations people
- Labor and unions have renewed their calls for a constitutionally enshrined voice
In a speech at the National Museum of Australia, Mr Pearson urged the government not to give up on the decades-long push for constitutional recognition and reiterated his support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament to be enshrined in the…
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