Barnaby Joyce has accused the Albanese government of “sneaky” tactics to pass the Voice to Parliament, as Tanya Plibersek shed light on how its powers will be determined.
The heated Easter Monday exchange on Sunrise began when Mr Joyce questioned the power of the constitutionally enshrined Voice to advise parliament and the Executive Government, if the referendum were to pass later this year.
Ms Plibersek said those calls would be debated and made by members of the parliament, in a bid to reassure voters. The Labor frontbencher continued to explain that parliament would decide how the Voice is “constituted, how big it is, how it’s elected, what it’s got a say over”. However, earlier in the segment Ms Plibersek rubbished claims the advisory body could influence the Reserve Bank, the Australian Defence Force or the ABC as made up “frightening scenarios”.
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