It's been a busy few days for Labor, with a federal ministerial reshuffle and a rowdy NSW state conference, as well as announcements that Jabiluka in the Northern Territory will be protected in perpetuity from uranium mining, and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney is retiring.

Later this year, all Australians of voting age will be asked to have their say on whether the Constitution should be altered to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

Northern rivers councils would have access to $247 million to upgrade roads if the Labor party wins Saturday’s election, deputy Opposition leader Linda Burney promised in Lismore this morning.