Victorian Liberals unlikely to bind state MPs to a policy on Indigenous voice, insiders say

The Victorian opposition leader John Pesutto (second left) says he has an ‘open mind’ on the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The Victorian Liberal party is expected to allow its MPs to freely choose their position on the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament.

The decision would put the state party at odds with its federal counterpart, which is formally opposed to the federal government’s proposal to enshrine the advisory body in Australia’s constitution.