Hesitancy about an Indigenous voice to parliament is understandable and the federal government must "step up" it's explanation of the proposal, the Queensland premier says.
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A Newspoll published in The Australian on Tuesday shows Queensland is the only state to lack majority support for a constitutionally enshrined voice.
A total of 49 per cent of respondents backed the proposal in the Sunshine State, while 43 per cent were against it.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk supports a constitutional voice, but she says she will speak to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about providing more clarity to voters.
She says there's still some uncertainty about the voice proposal, and pointed to her government's Treaty plans, which three out of four people thought would have some benefit in a recent survey.
"The federal government needs to really step up into that space and explain it, and I'm quite sure that's going to be coming," the premier told reporters on Thursday.
"What I would like to see is, once we get that information, First Nations people, business groups, community groups (and) sporting organisations getting out there showing their support across Queensland.
Ms Palaszczuk has previously said the voice will help Australia "move forward as nation".
Her comments come hours before the federal Liberal Party on Tuesday decided to formally oppose the referendum on the voice.
Mr Albanese previously labelled calls from the Liberal Party to delay a referendum on an Indigenous voice as absurd.
Australian Associated Press
