Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has reiterated that the Voice to Parliament is advisory and will not deliver programs or have any veto power. “The principles of the Voice are agreed to, and they outline clearly the way in which the Voice will have gender parity,” Ms Burney said during Question Time on Thursday. “The most important thing about this Voice is that – as the Prime Minister has said – it is an advisory body to the parliament.” Australians will head to the ballot box in October to vote in the Voice referendum. Support for the proposal continues to plummet in the polls as a recent survey by Resolve Strategic revealed the overall No vote has grown to 57 per cent from 54 per cent last month.
Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has reiterated that the Voice to Parliament is advisory and will not deliver programs or have any veto power.
“The principles of the Voice are agreed to, and they outline clearly the way in which the Voice will have gender parity,” Ms Burney said during Question Time on Thursday. “The most important thing about this Voice is that – as the Prime Minister has said – it is an advisory body to the parliament.”Support for the proposal continues to plummet in the polls as a recent survey by Resolve Strategic revealed the overall No vote has grown to 57 per cent from 54 per cent last month.
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