Russell Broadbent says he changed his mind about how he would vote after being contacted First Nations people in his Victorian electorate.
abc.net.au/news/liberal-russell-broadbent-changes-stance-on-the-voice-referendum/102810014Veteran Liberal MP Russell Broadbent will vote no in the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, despite previously indicating he would cross party lines to vote in favour of constitutional change.
Mr Broadbent said he had since been contacted by local First Nations people, including Kurnai elder Aunty Cheryl Drayton, who were opposed to the Voice. Russell Broadbent says Kurnai elder Aunty Cheryl Drayton contacted him to say she was opposed the Voice. "They contacted me straight after the interview and we had a long discussion. Their position was that it will not deliver practical outcomes," Mr Broadbent said.
He said growing division in Australia had also influenced his decision to vote no in the October 14 referendum."My dreams of the nation coming together over this issue have been blown out the door by both camps."
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