Shorten announces support for Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament'

By Fergus Hunter
Updated August 6 2017 - 7:48am, first published 2:30am
Bill Shorten has backed a referendum question on an indigenous voice to parliament, but Malcolm Turnbull has failed to give bipartisan support. Photo: Peter Eve
Bill Shorten has backed a referendum question on an indigenous voice to parliament, but Malcolm Turnbull has failed to give bipartisan support. Photo: Peter Eve

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has backed a constitutionally-enshrined "Voice to Parliament" representing Indigenous people, marking the first clear commitment by him or Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to the Referendum Council's central recommendation.

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