The Prime Minister has claimed polls showing slumping support for the Voice to Parliament have been blown out of proportion and don't accurately capture broader public opinion.
Victoria was the only state wherein more people favoured the VoiceMr Albanese claimed on Monday these statistics were not an accurate representation of how the broader Australian public felt about the proposed Indigenous constitutional amendment, saying anti-Voice sentiment was being inflated on the basis of limited sample sizes in regional areas.Anthony Albanese says Australians are still largely in favour of the Voice, despite largely negative results captured in recent polls.
“The idea that… the Liberal Party are polling at this stage in the cycle in Wentworth and Warringah is fanciful. If people believe that, I've got a Harbour Bridge I can sell. “So, some people are out there pushing the No poll in order to try to dampen enthusiasm, but what I see when I go right around the country, is tens of thousands of Australians knocking on doors, is an enormous campaign that is stepping up.”
Host James Valentine then pressed the Prime Minister on whether he thought the currently “somewhat invisible” campaign from the pro-Voice side was going to bring sufficient momentum to the Yes cause in the lead-up to the referendum. “When people focus on what is at stake here, a very simple and clear question, that is just about recognition of Indigenous Australians in our constitution and listening to an advisory group so as to get better results, then that is on the one hand,” Mr Albanese said.* No leads 47% to 43%, even without the 10% unsure forced to choose* Hard noes outnumber hard yeses, soft yeses outnumber soft noes
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sussan Ley: Australians won’t buy Albanese’s Voice referendum ‘threats’Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley has been forced to clarify the Coalition’s position on constitutional recognition as she accuses the Prime Minister of using the Voice to gain a “political advantage”.
Read more »
NSW Liberal leader throws support behind Voice to ParliamentAnthony Albanese has swiftly congratulated Mark Speakman after the New South Wales Liberal leader went against the federal party's position on the Voice to Parliament.
Read more »
'Potential rewards outweigh potential risks': NSW Liberal leader backs Voice to ParliamentNSW's Liberal opposition leader, Mark Speakman will vote 'yes' in the upcoming voice referendum, but called for changes to the proposal to help it succeed.
Read more »
Nationals and Liberals split on Voice to Parliament legislationNationals leader David Littleproud has raised his 'real concern' with legislating any type of Voice model if the referendum emerged unsuccessful, in a view at odds with his Liberal counterpart Peter Dutton.
Read more »
Macron reacts to Albanese's bet for Matildas v France clashEmmanuel Macron has issued his response to Anthony Albanese wanting the two leaders to engage in a bet for the Matildas v France quarter-final match at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Read more »