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Meetings could see clashes over Middle East policy, while Guardian Essential poll shows difficult path for Albanese on voice strategy. Follow the day’s news live
Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage of the day in Canberra and beyond. I’m Martin Farrer I’ll begin with a roundup of the best overnight stories before my colleague Amy Remeikis takes over.
We’re beginning to form a picture of how the post-referendum landscape might look. Our latest Guardian Essential poll published today suggests voters lack enthusiasm for landmark policies to address Indigenous disadvantage, with pursuit of a treaty running at 38%, only 37% in favour of a truth-telling commission, 35% backing a legislated voice and 35% support for a constitutional recognition but not a voice. A majority of voters want the government to work with Indigenous communities to address inequality but a resounding 74% of respondents say the Albanese government’s top priority should addressing cost-of-living pressures. Meanwhile, the Coalition’s push for an audit of government spending on Indigenous Australians is set to fail.
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