Sky News host James Morrow says the Albanese government will, in coming weeks, be hoping to regain momentum on the ‘yes’ campaign for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, but it’s clear it’s “rattled”.
“Where once the government had the vibe momentum behind it, it is now getting tripped up by its refusal to let us in on how that vibe will actually operate in practice,” Mr Morrow said.
“Even worse is the attempt to silence those pushing the ‘no’ case on the Voice by creating a self-reinforcing doom loop of virtue signalling. “The government will in coming weeks be hoping to regain the momentum on this, but it is clear that they are rattled and now retreating to complaining that those sceptical of their plans and of the Voice are nothing but culture warriors.”
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