Peter Dutton has weighed on an unexpected controversy over ticks and crosses on the Voice ballot papers.
Peter Dutton says crosses should be considered a No vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum.Australians are asked to write Yes or No on the ballot paper.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce the date of the referendum in Adelaide midway through next week. "At every turn, it just seems to me that they're taking the opportunity to skew this in favour of the Yes vote when Australians just want a fair election, not a dodgy one," he said.
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