Liberal backbencher Julian Leeser sought to make changes to the referendum, by removing the references to the voice being able to advise executive government. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)

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Parliament votes to set up voice referendum

House of Representatives MPs have voted to set up the Indigenous voice referendum, ahead of Australians heading to the polls on the issue later this year.

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Ex-minister quits Liberals amid fury at party's negative stance on Voice

Former Indigenous Australians minister Ken Wyatt has quit the Liberals following the party’s decision to oppose the Indigenous voice referendum.

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Have Libs decided how they'll vote in Voice debate? Well, yes and no

A split is looming for the Liberals over the Indigenous voice to parliament as its architects warn the party’s opposition is a “vote for business as usual”.

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Government warns Voice referendum failure will have dire consequences

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has warned of significant consequences for the future of reconciliation should the referendum on the Indigenous voice to parliament fail.

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'Line in the sand': Indigenous leaders say voice to parliament a defining moment

A voice to parliament represents a clear line-in-the-sand moment to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Indigenous leaders say.