Indigenous Australians denounce opposition's rejection of 'The Voice' in Parliament.

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Indigenous Australians denounce opposition's rejection of 'The Voice' in Parliament.
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Australia's main opposition party, the Liberal Party, has announced it will campaign against a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country's Aboriginal and Torres Island people, including a "Voice to Parliament" committee. The move has been criticised by senior Indigenous leaders, who have called it a "Judas betrayal". The referendum, which aims to give constitutional recognition to Australia's Indigenous people, is set to take place later this year. However, no referendum has succeeded in Australia without bipartisan support, and the Liberal Party's decision has dashed hopes of such support.

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