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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will push for bipartisan support on a referendum that aims to set up an Indigenous consultative committee in parliament, when it meets on Monday for the first time this year.

As federal parliament returns for the year, Prime Minister Albanese is focused on building support for an Indigenous voice.

The prime minister says a referendum on an Indigenous voice won't distract the government from pressing challenges like cost of living and national security.

The Anthony Albanese-led Labor continues to enjoy a 10-point lead in the first Newspoll for 2023 release don Sunday night.

Mr Albanese said on Sunday that constitutional recognition of Indigenous people through the Voice would lead to better practical outcomes.

Speaking ahead of the opening of the parliamentary year, the PM dismisses the notion of having a constitutional convention before the referendum

Professor Megan Davis, who on Thursday met with the opposition leader as he mulls whether to support the Voice to Parliament, says some of his questions cannot be answered before the referendum.

In a huge win for general decency, both state Liberal premiers have backed the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Their decision comes after weeks of Peter Dutton throwing spanners in the works as we head towards a referendum.In a meeting of the National Cabinet on Friday, all state and territory leaders…

The prime minister says Australians will have a chance to show their best qualities of fairness and generosity by supporting the Indigenous voice referendum.

Interim leaders Phil and Lucinda Dooley commissioned at Sydney morning service, streamed internationally

In a speech on Sunday, PM to argue referendum comes at a time of increasing polarisation when democracy needs to be ‘protected’