Former Labor minister Graham Richardson says there’s no need for the Voice to Parliament.
“I can’t see the need for it, I can’t see what it will accomplish as far as I’m concerned, there’s no need for anyone to have this so-called Voice to the Parliament,” he told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
“Our voice is our vote, and we get to vote for that parliament every three years – as far as I’m concerned, that’s the voice.”
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