Senator’s show of reluctance comes after Julian Leeser resigned as shadow attorney general over referendum stance
The Liberal frontbencher Simon Birmingham says he won’t campaign against the
“My intention is to respect the Australian people, who will go about this referendum applying their judgment to the issues that are before them at the time,” he said. Birmingham noted there were “different opinions” on the referendum and said he had concerns about the level of detail provided by the government, but did not say he would oppose the voice. Asked how he would personally vote in the referendum, he declined to say.that Birmingham, the leading moderate in the Liberal partyroom, was among several frontbenchers who spoke against the agreed party policy in a shadow cabinet meeting.
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