The Liberal Party of Australia has voted overwhelmingly against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, according to the opposition leader, Peter Dutton. The centre-right Liberals will join with their Coalition partner, the Nationals, in opposing a change to Australia’s Constitution after a two-hour party room meeting in Canberra. Dutton said the “Canberra Voice” proposed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was divisive and that the party’s proposal was for a local and regional voice to listen to women and elders on the ground. Australians are set to vote on a referendum on whether to alter the Constitution’s preamble to recognise Indigenous people and set up a near-permanent advisory body to the Parliament. The body will comprise 24 Indigenous individuals, but there are concerns over the lack of detail over the working mechanisms and the extent of the powers granted to the committee. Albanese called for bipartisan support for The Voice but Dutton confirmed he would actively campaign against the current proposal.