John Pesutto has declared he will vote No in the Voice referendum, leaving just one Victorian Liberal who has committed to voting Yes.
Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has revealed he will vote ‘No’ in the referendum on the Indigenous Voice to federal parliament because he believes the objectives of the Voice can be achieved without changing the constitution.
“I greatly respect many Yes advocates who are urging constitutional change and I embrace the same exalted aims for our country that would see all First Nations people share in Australia’s limitless promise,” Pesutto said. The referendum, to be held on October 14, will ask Australians whether they support altering the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.52 per cent of those polled backing constitutional change,
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