Liberal MPs opposing Voice to parliament because of a lack of detail | jamesmassola LisaVisentin
A growing rebellion in Liberal Party ranks threatens the federal government’s push for bipartisan consensus on enshrining the Indigenous Voice to parliament in the constitution.
The 2017 Uluru Statement of the Heart, which has been endorsed by hundreds of Indigenous leaders, calls for the creation of an Indigenous Voice to parliament, that would provide advice on laws and policies that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. “I took my two daughters into the House today. I want them to have a strong, positive, inclusive future but in the same breath people say support a Voice – but you haven’t told us what it is.”
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