Prime Minster Anthony Albanese has already “changed the wording” of the Voice to Parliament “on three occasions,” according to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
“The latest version, against the advice of the solicitor general and the attorney general – it’s clear he is not
going to be changing the wording of that proposal,” Mr Dutton told a media conference on Wednesday afternoon.Read More
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‘Not a single word’ was proposed by Dutton at Voice meetings: AlbanesePrime Minister Anthony Albanese says “not a single word” was proposed by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in “any” of the seven Indigenous Voice to Parliament meetings. “We went through a process,” Mr Albanese said in a media conference on Wednesday. “The legislation that’s now been introduced between July last year and we’re now at April – and not a single word was proposed in any of the meetings that I had … with the leader of the Opposition. “I had meetings as well with leaders of the National party – I’ve met with people across the board.”
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Liberals pitch Voice overhaul as Dutton calls snap party meetingThe Liberal party has demanded Labor remove a clause for the Voice to advise the executive, as well as the parliament, arguing it was too broad and would spark a raft of High Court challenges.
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Prime Minister ‘wasn’t willing’ to listen to the Voice of Indigenous: DuttonOpposition Leader Peter Dutton says he is not supporting the Voice as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “wasn’t willing” to listen to the voice of Indigenous on the ground after he “refused to turn up” to Laverton. “I’ve gone out into the communities when the prime minister refused to turn up into Laverton… it was very clear he wasn’t willing to listen to the voice of those indigenous people on the ground,” Mr Dutton said. “That’s why we shouldn’t be voting for a divisive Canberra voice, that's the issue, we should be listening to what people say on the ground.”
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