Sky News host Amanda Stoker says there can “only be two possible reasons” why Prime Minister Anthony Albanese refuses to reveal what the details of the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament would entail.
“Either he doesn’t know because they haven’t done the work – itself a dangerous
approach that means he’s asking for a blank cheque from Australians,” she said.Read More
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