The Voice to Parliament is something Australians “don’t understand” the impact of in government policy, says Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes.
“We’re looking at something that’s going to be enshrined in the constitution that we don’t understand, we don’t know which policy areas won’t be
impacted,” she told Sky News Australia.“No one can answer which policy areas won’t be impacted because every policy area impacts all Australians.”
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