Former advisor to John Howard, Peter McGauran, says he does not believe the appointment of Senator Jacinta Price and Kerrynne Liddle to the Coalition frontbench will improve the party’s standing on the issue of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
“Both high-profile women are very qualified, sincere, and persuasive, taking the lead on a number of Indigenous-specific issues,” he told Sky News Australia.
“But I still don’t think that either of them or both of them combined can change the fortunes of the Coalition in regard to the Voice.”
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