Exclusive: The political row over how the Voice would work has put the proposal in danger of defeat at a referendum later this year.
Australians’ support for an Indigenous Voice to parliament has fallen from 53 to 47 per cent after a political row over how it would work, putting the proposal in danger of defeat at a referendum later this year.
“A Voice to parliament will not be a funding body. It will not run programs. It will simply be a source of advice to government,” he said. Survey findings in September showed 65 per cent support in NSW, 64 per cent in Victoria, 59 per cent in Queensland, 60 per cent in Western Australia, 71 per cent in South Australia and 73 per cent in Tasmania.
“The comments we collected in this latest poll suggest that the recent drop is about voters feeling they don’t have enough information to make what they regard as an important decision.
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