The Australian’s Legal Affairs Contributor Chris Merritt says the Voice to Parliament question revealed today by Labor is a “green light” for people to vote No.
“I think this has been a masterclass in how to hobble an attempt to get constitutional recognition of Indigenous
people into the constitution – it’s a green light now for people to vote No,” Mr Merritt told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
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