Veto from backbenchers to Wyatt's referendum, according to newspaper exclusive

The federal government is split over the need to change the constitution to formally recognise Indigenous Australians. It follows Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt's promise to hold a referendum within the next three years on constitutional recognition. Liberal Senator James McGrath has told Sky News the party members he's spoken to are reluctant to support the change.

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