Government to hold referendum on Indigenous constitutional recognition within three years

Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt is preparing to hold a referendum on Indigenous constitutional recognition in this parliamentary term.

Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AAP Image/Rohan Thomson) NO ARCHIVING

Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt has promised to hold a referendum on Indigenous constitutional recognition within three years. Source: AAP

Australians could vote on a proposal to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution within the next three years. 

Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt has detailed the government's plan to achieve Indigenous constitutional recognition in a major speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday for NAIDOC week. 

Read more here via SBS. 


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By Ali Bahnasawy
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