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Ahead of a key party room meeting about the Indigenous voice, Peter Dutton faces pressure to allow MPs a free vote on supporting the proposal.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed off on a TikTok ban on federal government devices, and a growing number of Liberal MPs want a conscience vote on the Voice to Parliament. (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this column mentions a deceased person.)

Saturday’s by-election loss is the second time in less than a year the voters have got it wrong, according to Peter Dutton.

Opposition spokesman for Indigenous Australians Julian Leeser has delivered a detailed critique of the government’s Voice proposal, ahead of Wednesday’s special Liberal Party meeting to determine its stand.

The Voice would be a permanent body to advise parliament, representing First Nations people on policies that affect their lives.

Liberal MPs have been called back to Canberra for a snap meeting to determine the party room’s official position on the Indigenous Voice.

Opposition Indigenous Australians spokesman Julian Leeser has suggested the government should reconsider the timing of a referendum on a voice to government.

The prime minister says he has been assured by a range of constitutional experts that his proposed changes in the referendum will stand up legally.

Opposition attempts to move bill but possible expulsion of Moira Deeming from Liberals threatens to expose party faultlines

Projected to cost $240 billion over 10 years, the Stage 3 tax cuts would go a long way to help pay for the submarine project.