Exclusive: Former Coalition minister says of Dutton’s calls for detail: ‘if [he] was given [the answers] in tablet form from Moses, he still would not accept them’
“We only have to see it when government brings in a controversial bill. People will protest outside Parliament House, people will contact talkback radio, people will write letters by the score to the relevant federal members.
“If we take it, on that crude term of racism, that might be an issue. But I would hope that it’s not, that people are just fearful.” But Dutton claimed there was “no evidence” of what practical benefits the voice would have, repeating his demand that “detail is required”. “Peter Dutton needs to get real about this. This isn’t about him, and it’s not about me. This is about whether we are a better country.”minister, was even blunter in her criticism, telling the ABC she thought the Liberal party were “looking for excuses” to oppose the referendum.
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