We unpack and factcheck some of the key reasons the opposition leader has given for saying no to the voice
in place in many areas around the country – and that a national voice is crucial to coordinate efforts.
“Mr Dutton supports legislated local and regional voices as though that is some brilliant, original idea of the. But we have operated at the local and regional level for nearly 10 years now, mostly under a Coalition government,” says Ian Trust, the chair of the East Kimberley leadership group. “Regional voices are already being rolled out, in places like South Australia and Victoria, where there has been much progress. The voice will make sure that voices in remote and regional communities are heard,” she said.Dutton said the Liberals would support recognition of Indigenous people in the constitution, but did not say exactly what form that would be.
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Peter Dutton ‘off his game’ with Voice proposal: Justin SmithColumnist Justin Smith says Peter Dutton's decision to oppose the Voice to Parliament is “incredibly wrong”. 'I think Peter Dutton has got this one incredibly wrong,” he told Sky News host Chris Kenny. The Prime Minister hasn’t done a particular “good job” on selling the Voice to Parliament, yet the way Dutton has just ruled out the voice is wrong, Mr Smith said. “Could a guy and could a party be any more off its game than Peter Dutton and the Liberals are right now”.
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'Judas betrayal': Indigenous leader Noel Pearson accuses Peter Dutton of rejecting Voice to Parliament for own gainIndigenous leader Noel Pearson likens the Liberal leader Peter Dutton to 'an undertaker preparing the grave to bury Uluru', after the federal Liberal Party rejects the proposed Voice to Parliament.
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Dutton knows Voice idea is for Indigenous people to choose grassroots representativesThe Liberals now just want to bring down Australia’s Voice to Parliament instead of “getting on board” to ensure it is “well formulated,” says Sky News host Chris Kenny. “Peter Dutton calls this the Canberra Voice and claims it will be filled with academics,” Mr Kenny said. “But he knows the idea is for Indigenous people to choose their own representatives – grassroots representatives. “Instead of getting on board and attempting to ensure this body is well formulated, that it does spring from the grassroots, the Liberals now just want to bring it down.”
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