Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe will likely abstain from voting on The Voice legislation, indicating she could not support a “white supremacy” No campaign.
The senator famously quit the Greens party in February over disagreements in opinion towards the Indigenous Voice to Parliament legislation.
Thorpe has continued to advocate for a Treaty between Australia and Indigenous communities, expressing doubt over whether a “Voice” would help make any progress for Indigenous people.
“The Yes vote is to allow for a powerless Voice to go into the Constitution,” she told ABC’s Insider program.
“Yes, we don’t know what this looks like, it could be one person, it’s up to the parliament to decide what The Voice looks like….