Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of refusing to take responsibility for the division caused by the Voice referendum, despite 'numerous' warnings not to proceed without bipartisan support.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of refusing to take responsibility for the division the Voice referendum has caused, despite ignoring"numerous" warnings against pushing ahead with the constitutional reform. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of refusing to take responsibility for the division caused by the Voice referendum, despite"numerous" warnings not to proceed without bipartisan support.
“The Prime Minister needs to stop blaming everybody else for the decisions he's taken,” Mr Dutton said at a press conference on Tuesday. The Liberal leader said the government had been warned on “numerous occasions” against pushing ahead with a constitutional proposal that lacked bipartisan support by the Prime Minister had made a “deliberate decision to do so”.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton said the government had been warned on"numerous occassions" not to proceed with a constitutional reform without bipartisan support. Picture: Sky News Australia “We're all equal, and that is a very important element of the success story that is modern Australia.” “He's forgotten about people in the suburbs, people in regional towns and cities and families… who operate small businesses across the country who are doing it tough.
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Anthony Albanese attempts to rally support for the Voice in TasmaniaThe Prime Minister has arrived in the battleground state of Tasmania to rally support for the Voice to Parliament. Anthony Albanese has met with Yes supporters on the streets of Hobart. “This should be above politics – this isn’t a radical proposal, nor is it a conservative proposal; it’s a mainstream proposal,” Mr Albanese said. The Prime Minister urged Tasmanians to take a step forward for change. The Voice referendum on October 14 needs the backing of at least four states to get up.
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Anthony Albanese takes swipe at No campaign for ‘disinformation’Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has blamed ‘disinformation’ for the rising number of Labor voters planning to vote ‘No’ at the Voice to Parliament referendum. Recent polling has shown Labor voters' support for the Voice has continued to track down, with around 40 per cent of voters not planning to vote for the Voice. Mr Albanese acknowledged the key to fixing this is one-on-one conversations. At a press conference on Monday, the Prime Minister took a swipe at some of the tactics of the No campaign, believing they’re spreading fear and misinformation. “What we’ve had is a whole lot of disinformation out there,” Mr Albanese said. “I know a lot of people have not made up their mind, and what I know is that the feedback when people talk through these issues – they arrive at a Yes vote pretty comfortably. “I sincerely think the key to the next fortnight is those one-on-one conversations.”
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Voice is an opportunity to listen to Indigenous communities and receive ‘better outcomes’Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Voice to Parliament is an opportunity to listen to Indigenous communities and “receive better outcomes”. Mr Albanese’s comments come as pre-polling for the Voice to Parliament referendum in certain states and territories begins. The Prime Minister said there referendum is a “clear question” before the Australian people and will bring “just two changes”. “The first is recognising finally first Australians in our nation’s founding document,” he said. “If not now when are we going to do it? “Secondly – the form of recognition that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people themselves have asked for – a gracious request to say that they want a non-binding advisory committee. “That’s all the Voice is – an opportunity to listen to Indigenous communities about matters that affect them. “Why? Because if you talk with people who are directly affected you get better outcomes. “That’s what this positive campaign is about.”
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PM expresses concerns around Voice ‘misinformation’Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed concerns over misinformation around the Voice and has urged Australians to read more into the proposal being put forward. “I would encourage people to have a look at what the question is there that you are voting on,” Mr Albanese said. There is less than two weeks to go until the Voice to Parliament referendum, and many Australians are heading to the polls for early voting from today. Early voting has opened for Victoria, the Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia. According to the latest Newspoll, support for the Voice has dropped with 36 per cent of ‘Yes’ voters and 56 per cent of ‘No’ voters.
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Peter Dutton, both prophet and protagonist, has made his division manifestBut being relentlessly negative won’t convince undecided and disengaged voters you are worth a look. It is not a strategy for winning back the teal seats
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