Voice ‘all for show’ and does not ‘do anything’ to help Indigenous Australians

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan describes the Voice as “all for show”, labelling arguments in favour of the proposal as superficial and emotional.

Mr Canavan questioned how people could support the Voice after hearing arguments for the ‘Yes’ case before the referendum legislation passed the Senate on Monday.

“Anybody that sits down and thinks about this will realise that this is all for show,” Mr Canavan told Sky News Australia.

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