Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten meet in private to nut out indigenous constitution question

By Michael Gordon
Updated September 17 2014 - 4:23pm, first published 3:45pm
Bipartisan agreement: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Labor Party leader Bill Shorten have agreed to work together on the indigenous constitution question. Photo: Andrew Meares
Bipartisan agreement: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Labor Party leader Bill Shorten have agreed to work together on the indigenous constitution question. Photo: Andrew Meares
Bipartisan agreement: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Labor Party leader Bill Shorten have agreed to work together on the indigenous constitution question. Photo: Andrew Meares
Bipartisan agreement: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Labor Party leader Bill Shorten have agreed to work together on the indigenous constitution question. Photo: Andrew Meares
Bipartisan agreement: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Labor Party leader Bill Shorten have agreed to work together on the indigenous constitution question. Photo: Andrew Meares
Bipartisan agreement: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Labor Party leader Bill Shorten have agreed to work together on the indigenous constitution question. Photo: Andrew Meares
Bipartisan agreement: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Labor Party leader Bill Shorten have agreed to work together on the indigenous constitution question. Photo: Andrew Meares
Bipartisan agreement: Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Labor Party leader Bill Shorten have agreed to work together on the indigenous constitution question. Photo: Andrew Meares

Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten have met privately and resolved to work together to maximise the prospects of the referendum recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution.

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