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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Josh Butler and Lorena Allam

Dutton declines to state position on voice referendum despite pressure on Liberals to decide stance

Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton
‘There is a lot of detail that has been requested and there are many more questions that have been posed today,’ Peter Dutton told reporters in Canberra on Thursday after the wording of the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum question was announced. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has again declined to state his position on the Indigenous voice referendum, despite the Liberal party coming under pressure to decide its stance now the amendment and question have been released.

Anthony Albanese has implored the opposition to support the referendum, but, although he received a private advance briefing on the announcement and the design principles of the voice, Dutton has demanded yet more detail before picking a position. He said the Liberals wanted information on how the voice would improve the lives of Indigenous people.

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