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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lorena Allam Indigenous affairs editor

Voice to parliament should not be the subject of a partisan debate, Albanese says

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the barbecue for the voice event organised by Inner West Council at Petersham Park in Sydney
Anthony Albanese speaks in front of an enthusiastic crowd at a barbecue for the voice at Petersham Park in his electorate in Sydney’s inner west. Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP

The Indigenous voice to parliament should not be the subject of partisan debate, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has said, promising to “reach out” to any opposition politician who wants to discuss how the voice will work.

He opened a national week of action on the referendum in front of an enthusiastic crowd in his home electorate in Sydney’s inner west on Saturday.

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