Australian PM tearful as he advances Indigenous population referendum

A Referendum Could Give Australia’s Indigenous Greater Say

Australia's PM announced the terms of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, to be composed of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Australian Prime Minister proposes referendum on indigenous population influence

The plan is to set up a special Aboriginal Commission to advise on laws and policies. “This is an historic opportunity to unite Australians,” says Prime Minister Albanese.

Referendum should improve the position of indigenous people in Australia

A referendum should determine whether Australia's original peoples are mentioned in the constitution for the first time and have their own advisory body.

Australian PM tearful as he advances Indigenous population referendum

Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese was tearful as he released the wording of a referendum question that promises the nation’s Indigenous population a greater say on policies that effect their lives.

Emotional Albanese advances Indigenous referendum

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fought back tears as he revealed the question the government wants to ask in a referendum on whether to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the country's constitution.

‘If not now, when?’: Emotional Australian PM advances Indigenous referendum

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fought back tears on Thursday as he revealed the question the government wants to ask in a referendum on whether to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the country’s constitution. “If not now, when?,” Albanese asked, choking up during a televised media conference, standing alongside several Indigenous leaders supporting the proposal. “For many … this moment has been a v…