The Liberal party has demanded Labor remove a clause for the Voice to advise the executive, as well as the parliament, arguing it was too broad and would spark a raft of High Court challenges.
There shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice;
Shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser said the proposed constitutional reform should also be delayed for at least another year, as the Liberal party called a snap meeting on Wednesday to agree their position – both calls were immediately rejected by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The politics is heated after the Liberals’ loss in Saturday’s Aston byelection, the first time a government has won a seat from an opposition in more than 100 years. Mr Dutton’s style has come under renewed scrutiny after defeat in a once heartland seat.The addition of a local and regional structure to the national Voice plan was initially included in a co-design report to the former Morrison government, written by Indigenous leader Marcia Langton and Tom Calma, but is not part of Labor’s plans.
“Why allow room for debate about whether a particular government entity is, or is not, part of executive government?Accusing the government of “mucking up” the pitch to voters, he warned the referendum was not on track for a result similar to the landmark 1967 referendum on Indigenous rights, approved by more than 90 per cent of voters.
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