Peter Dutton told parliament the constitutional change would divide the country, prompting the Indigenous Australians Minister to accuse him of spreading misinformation.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has unleashed a blistering assault on the Voice to parliament proposal, denouncing it as a regressive and radical threat to Australia’s democracy and one that would divide the country “in spirit and in law”.
“We have just heard, in one speech, every bit of disinformation and misinformation and scare campaigns that exist in this debate,” Burney said. “It’s not enough for those trying to play politics with an issue that should be above partisan politics,” Burney said. He also tapped into the long-running debate around the Voice’s capacity to advise executive government, which includes ministers and the public service, claiming the Voice could “grind our system to a halt from the resulting years of litigation”.
The AFL, NRL, Rugby Australia, and the National Basketball League have all announced their support for the proposed constitutional alteration, which will be put to Australians in a referendum by the end of 2023 with October 14 considered the most likely date.
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