Voter ID laws will ?diminish rights of all Aboriginal people?, NT Indigenous leaders say

Indigenous leaders from the Northern Territory have voiced their concerns over the Morrison government's proposed voter ID law.

The new legislation would require voters to show identification before voting in federal elections and referendums.

There are fears it will amplify the discrimination already experienced by many Indigenous citizens when they attempt to cast their ballot.

"Voting numbers will plummet," Northern Land Council's chief executive Joe Martin-Jard said.

First Nations union organiser Wayne Kurnorth said the law was like "using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut".

"There's no evidence of irregular voting or fraud in the NT," he said.

"This legislation would diminish the voting rights of all Aboriginal people."