Peter Dutton and the voice: what the Liberal party has got wrong about Indigenous recognition

Peter Dutton’s proposals have already been rejected by Aboriginal people, argue Indigenous leaders, voice architects and the Labor government. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Peter Dutton’s Liberal party has resolved to oppose the Indigenous voice to parliament, claiming it would create a “Canberra voice” with a membership of academics.

Instead, the Liberals propose symbolic recognition of Aboriginal people in the constitution, and a framework of local and regional voices set up by parliamentary legislation.