Maybe he should just form the body anyway and hope that by the time the opposition are in power, people have realised it’s a good thing and they won’t reverse the decision?

Fair enough, but then why did Albanese suggest he had the ability to override the vote but was opting not to?

But the Australian people already voted in Anthony Albanese, so whatever he does as the democratically elected leader is basically democratic isn’t it? Why would we need a separate vote for each decision when he could just make those decisions as the elected head of parliament?

(Also I would add that when people chose Anthony Albanese as PM, they would have known he intended to strengthen indigenous representation and rights, so a Yes vote for Anthony was already a yes vote for Indigenous Voice, in my view).