City of Sydney Councillor Linda Scott says the Liberal Party calling on the government to clarify the definition of Aboriginality is “divisive” and another way of signalling they oppose the Voice to Parliament.
“There is just no way that they can tie a neat bow around their positions, and these kind of statements where you have to legally define Aboriginality, I
think, just make the Liberal Party’s job … even harder for them to appeal to a broader base than they have been able to achieve,” she told Sky News host Paul Murray.
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