“There was a resounding ‘no’ to the prime minister to Canberra Voice... It should be very clear to Australians by now the prime minister is dividing the country, and the Liberal Party seeks to unite the country,” said Peter Dutton.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said the government should delay or cancel the referendum if it believes it could fail.
“One Indigenous lady said to me, ‘I don’t want 24 academics representing us because they just won’t be our voice’,” he said.The Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe said he was concerned about the pressure on renters, as vacancy rates remain around record lows, and rents continue to skyrocket. “If we didn’t put up interest rates, what’s going to happen? Inflation will still be high, interest rates will have to go higher later on and there’ll be more unemployment.”
“Other people have used the low fixed rate to spend for their household and going to face a difficult adjustment.”Opposition leader Peter Dutton and his deputy Sussan Ley have taken to referring to the Voice to parliament as the “Canberra Voice” as they outline reasons for opposing the government’s model.
He said the ability for the body to advise the executive arm of government, including ministers and public servants, would lead to lengthy and disruptive High Court challenges.“The prime minister has sought to conflate constitutional recognition with the boys because he sees political advantage with that, and I think is divisive.
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