Why was the executive government put in the Referendum question without any debate or explanation?
The idea of including the executive government in the proposed change to the constitution has been there since the first draft was shared publicly last year. There's been a lot of discussion about this.
The reason is simple: if the goal of the Voice is to better create public policies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, it needs to be able to make representations to both groups who create and carry out these policies: the Parliament and the Executive Government.
In the same way, both groups should be able to ask for input from the Voice when they think it's helpful.