PM Anthony Albanese is facing his first hurdle in the Voice to Parliament referendum process, with the Coalition pushing to have pamphlets promoting both the 'Yes' and 'No' cases distributed to every household and to have equal funding for both campaigns.
Previous legislation around referendums required the"Yes" and"No" booklets to be sent out for any referendum.
The government is moving new Machinery of Referendum legislation to end the practice but the Coalition party room resolved today to vote against the Bill unless their changes around the booklets and the equal funding for both campaigns are adopted. The government would need the Greens and two Independents to vote for the Bill if the Coalition does not vote for the legislation.
The Coalition changes would give some funding to the"No" campaign with the No supporters expected to be outgunned by corporate donations to the Yes campaign.
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