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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lorena Allam, Paul Karp and Daniel Hurst

Dutton’s views on Indigenous voice ‘not that far apart’ from referendum working group, key member says

Opposition leader Peter Dutton and shadow attorney general Julian Leeser meet with Voice to Parliament referendum working group at Parliament House on Thursda
Opposition leader Peter Dutton and shadow attorney general Julian Leeser meet with voice to parliament referendum working group at Parliament House on Thursday. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Conflicting accounts have emerged about a meeting between Peter Dutton and the Indigenous voice referendum working group after a key member of the group said the opposition leader’s personal views showed they were “not that far apart” on the voice.

Dutton said on Friday the Indigenous voice referendum is on track to fail, blaming the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, for a “conscious decision” to withhold detail. Labor has said the detail is still being developed.

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