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Parliament to debate wording of Voice to Parliament question and amendments 'within months'

A parliamentary debate over the precise wording of the Voice referendum text looks set to kick off in March, with Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus promising there will be "ample time" for the discussion. 

Section 128 of the Constitution says any proposal to change the nation's founding legal document must first pass both houses of parliament, then be put to the people between two and six months later. 

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