Australians are being underestimated by “doomsayers” promoting scare campaigns about the Indigenous voice to parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.
The prime minister will on May 29 deliver the Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration in Adelaide, where he is expected to take aim at opponents of the voice and reiterate his confidence that the referendum will succeed.
“Yes, there are scare campaigns. What those campaigns have in common is that they underestimate Australians so radically,” Albanese will say.
“Claims have been made that the voice to parliament could even have an effect on parking tickets.
“It’s only a matter of time before they tell us that the voice will fade the curtains….