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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lorena Allam and Sarah Collard

PM, state and territory leaders formally back Indigenous voice to parliament with statement of intent

Anthony Albanese and state and territory leaders sign statement of intent backing a voice to parliament
National cabinet has also recommitted to the Closing the Gap targets in addition to officially supporting an Indigenous voice to parliament. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

In a show of unity, the prime minister and state and territory premiers have officially backed an Indigenous voice to parliament after Friday’s national cabinet meeting in Canberra.

State and territory heads signed on to a “statement of intent”, formally supporting an Indigenous voice to parliament.

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