Explainer-What is Australia's Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament' campaign?


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  • Thursday, 23 Feb 2023

FILE PHOTO Members of Koomurri Aboriginal Dance Troupe participate in a traditional Australian Aboriginal smoking ceremony as part of celebrations for Australia Day which marks the arrival of Britains First Fleet in 1788 in central Sydney Australia January 26 2018.   REUTERSSteven Saphore

FILE PHOTO: Members of Koomurri Aboriginal Dance Troupe participate in a traditional Australian Aboriginal smoking ceremony as part of celebrations for Australia Day, which marks the arrival of Britain's First Fleet in 1788, in central Sydney, Australia, January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Steven Saphore

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia plans to hold a federal referendum later this year to constitutionally recognise its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the establishment of a representative Voice that will provide non-binding advice to the parliament.

Here's what you need to know about Australia's 'Voice to Parliament' campaign:

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