Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce says “don’t feel guilty” to vote no for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament because it is going to be the “biggest change in your life”.
“Don’t feel guilty, listeners, to say no, honest to God … there’s only really a few of us … who are actively writing op-eds, putting things on
social media, giving speeches in parliament against this, it’s going to be the biggest change in your life,” Mr Joyce told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.
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