Commentary
The Liberal Party, on April 5, decided to oppose Labor’s push to entrench The Voice in the Australian Constitution. The Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, told reporters that the Voice is “divisive, and it’s not going to deliver the outcomes to people on the ground.”
Instead, the Coalition favours regional bodies to enhance effective communication with stakeholders.
As could be predicted, the Labor government chastised the decision of the Liberal Party and called it “shocking.”
Even before that, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, following the Aston by-election, confidently predicted that the government will “work tirelessly to see our recognition of our First Nations people through a Voice to Parliament referendum later this year, and when that happens, it will be one of the great unifying moments for our nation.”…