The Prime Minister is drumming up support for Yes on a whirlwind tour of the country ahead of Saturday’s referendum vote.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has returned to the birthplace of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and urged Australians to grasp the hand of friendship offered by an Indigenous culture that dates back 65,000 years.
But as Albanese urged Australians to vote for a Voice to parliament, Opposition leader Peter Dutton poured scorn on the prime minister’s offer to set up a bipartisan committee to design the Voice if the referendum succeeds on Saturday.“This bipartisan kumbaya moment the prime minister speaks of ... is skewed in the government’s favour. It’s a committee where the government has the numbers.
“The Voice to parliament will correct the power imbalance. At the moment, the power in terms of policymaking rests with bureaucrats who provide advice to ministers and departments. These public servants are well-intentioned, but they have little practical understanding of remote Aboriginal life in the NT.”
The couple, who have not yet voted, said they were undecided when the prime minister announced the referendum but “absolutely, being here is probably going to influence which way we go”.Katie and Cobey Mills, from Fremantle, with their kids Indiana and Bailey .
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