Linda Burney “didn’t need” the Indigenous Voice to Parliament to become the federal Minister for Indigenous Australians despite her advocacy for the legislation, says Sky News host Andrew Bolt.
Mr Bolt’s comments follow the minister’s recent high fashion photoshoot backing the Voice –
in which she posed in numerous designer dresses including a Carla Zampatti dress worth $1700.
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