Cabinet is set to review and finalise the referendum question on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament on Thursday.
The rules governing the Voice referendum are now in place after a bill passed the Senate.The input from the referendum working group will be considered by cabinet on Thursday.
The opposition agreed to support the bill outlining the mechanics of the referendum after securing amendments, including a physical pamphlet outlining both the "yes" and "no" cases written by MPs.The machinery bill passed the Senate on Wednesday after days of debate. It will now head to the government-controlled lower house to be rubber-stamped.
The mobile polling period for remote communities will be extended to 19 days and a greater number of identification methods will be accepted to enrol or update enrolment.Millions of Australians will vote in a referendum for the first time this year. Here's how it will work
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