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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Rift emerges over voice to parliament in Victoria’s newly elected First Peoples’ Assembly

People standing in front of Victorian parliament
Members of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria at the opening meeting of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria's second term on 26 July. Photograph: Morgan Hancock/AAP

A split over the Indigenous voice to parliament has emerged in Victoria’s newly elected First Peoples’ Assembly, with an internal push to revisit the body’s formal endorsement of the voice.

In March, Victoria’s assembly voted to support enshrining an Indigenous advisory body in the constitution, vowing to raise awareness and share information in the lead-up to the referendum.

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