Ken Wyatt wants referendum on Indigenous constitutional recognition within three years

Minister for Indigenous Australians lays out ‘consensus’ path to popular vote

Indigenous Australians minister Ken Wyatt has pledged to find a consensus way forward on constitutional recognition and hopes to hold a referendum within three years to achieve it.

Wyatt, the first Indigenous person to hold the portfolio, said he will work with his opposition counterpart, Wiradjuri woman Linda Burney, parliamentary colleagues from all sides and the community to find “the right set of words” to present to Australia.

Continue reading...

from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2JEZtQO