Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Part of that will be the development of further detail beyond the principles that have been established by the referendum working group. Then, if the referendum is successful, there will be a process in which, again, I will seek as much bipartisanship as possible.

The goodwill that's been shown by the government—for example, members of the opposition, including some who are now in this chamber, approached government members who were working on the committee about the referendum structure—not the second bill but the first bill now before the Senate—and said that, for them, the publication of a booklet was important and would make a difference. So we agreed. I was approached last week. I spoke with the minister, Senator Farrell. I spoke with the minister for indigenous affairs, and we conveyed very clearly, our support for that. That wasn't our starting position, but this process cannot be one of Labor versus Liberal. We have to rise above this, and I respect the fact—

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