Albanese says voice referendum will go ahead even if political dissent presents risk of failure

Anthony Albanese has revealed he will proceed with the referendum to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament even if he suspects the proposal will fail because of a lack of political consensus.

The prime minister said there would be a substantial parliamentary process before the voice was put to the Australian people some time between September and December.

The Greens are yet to land on a final position on the voice. The Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has asked the Albanese government to make guarantees about Indigenous sovereignty before she will support the referendum.

The full interview on the Australian Politics podcast will be available on Saturday.