Pat Dodson urges Coalition to 'deal with' Indigenous voice to parliament and referendum

Labor senator says he wants to work with Ken Wyatt to address these ‘systemic and seminal issues’ in government’s first term

There is no reason the Morrison government cannot move to create a voice to parliament and hold a referendum for constitutional reform in its first term, Labor senator Pat Dodson has said.

“It seems to me the focus we’ve got to take as a parliament is to not keep kicking that can down the road, to face up to it and deal with it,” Dodson said.

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