Anthony Albanese in stoush with Ben Fordham over Indigenous Voice to Parliament trends now

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Anthony Albanese has compared the Indigenous Voice to Parliament to the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a combative radio interview.

The prime minister was questioned about the details of the proposed advisory body at least six months ahead of a referendum on its creation.

For 21 minutes he tried explain that the gritty detail of how the Voice would function was yet to be determined, and the referendum would ask a simple question.

Mr Albanese used an analogy first posed by indigenous leader Noel Pearson about the difference between the vote and subsequent detail-laden legislation. 

He said the referendum would decide whether to build a Sydney Harbour Bridge and legislation would then determine how many lanes it had and would the toll would be.