Barnaby Joyce says Labor has not released the detail of the wording change to the constitution for the Voice to Parliament. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
As federal politicians return to work for the new year, fierce debate has begun about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Ms Plibersek responded that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had already described both the referendum question and "the sort of change that we want to see in the constitution" months previously at the Garma Festival. "I think it's wonderful that people are already having this discussion and having this debate in our community and I'm really excited about the conversation that we'll have in months to come."
"This is a case of the Labor Party saying: 'Look, you just sign the cheque and we'll fill in the numbers later on.'
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