Australia’s Indigenous Minister Linda Burney has accused campaigners against changing the country’s Constitution of engaging in “Trump politics” and distributing misinformation.
Burney directed the withering comments against “No” campaigners who oppose the Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposal.
The proposal will change the preamble of the Australian Constitution to include recognition of Indigenous people and will also embed a near-permanent advisory body into the Parliament that will have the power to make “representations” on matters deemed relevant to Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders.
“I fear that the “No” campaign is importing American-style Trump politics to Australia. At the heart is a post-truth approach to politics,” Burney told the Committee for Economic Development of Australia’s State of the Nation conference on June 14….