Peta Credlin takes an extraordinary swipe at top TV colleague Chris Kenny for his take on The Voice

Sky News commentator Peta Credlin has sprayed fellow Chris Kenny for his support of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese quoted his unlikely ally Kenny in parliament as defending the proposed advisory body, possibly believing it would earn him credit in right-wing circles.

“You know, a Labor prime minister is in trouble if he quotes someone on the right to defend himself under fire in the chamber,” Credlin said.

But if he thinks quoting Chris Kenny is a winner for conservatives, then he’s kidding himself. Chris is anything but conservative on this point and the viewers know that.’

The referendum, to be held later this year, aims to enshrine First Nations People in the constitution and establish an advisory body to inform parliament on issues facing Indigenous Australians.

While the majority of regular Sky News commentators have spoken out against the Voice, Kenny has been a consistently outspoken supporter.

In his weekend column for The AustralianKenny accused coalition leaders of being ‘ugly’ and ‘cynical’ by using The Voice as ‘a partisan political weapon’ against the federal Labor government.

“Senior Coalition figures now see defeating the referendum as their top political priority to inflict political damage on the Prime Minister,” Kenny wrote.

Credlin was less than impressed with her co-host’s claims.

“His (Kenny’s) comment … was that it was somehow wrong or insincere on the part of the Opposition to use Question Time last week and again today to demand answers on the vote of a Prime Minister who to date has not been willing to give just one,” Credlin said.

“Well, Chris’s position was hard to fathom.”

Peta Credlin said Kenny’s views on the vote weren’t “conservative” and “difficult to fathom”

While his strongest criticism was aimed at the coalition, Kenny didn’t let the government falter with polls showing the no vote was comfortably victorious.

“There’s no question that the Yes case is ill-argued,” Kenny said.

“Indigenous Australian minister Linda Burney barely adheres to a script and shows no ability to refute criticism or form fashion arguments on the fly.”

Albanians have stubbornly resisted explaining in detail how the vote will work in practical terms, as it wants to stay above the fray.

‘That won’t make it; he must be the leading advocate, the furphies must be countered, and while calls for more details are largely disingenuous, voters have a right to hear more about the basics.”

For her part, Credlin argued in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph that Mr Albanese had ‘lied’ that The Voice would be a purely advisory body, when it was a first step towards radically transforming Australia through a treaty with indigenous peoples.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pictured centre) appealed to Kenny’s comment to defend vote in parliament

“The proposed Indigenous vote, which will be voted on later this year, is not yet doomed; but it deserves to be because the advocates have failed to be fair to the Australian people,” Credlin wrote.

‘As is now abundantly clear, the upcoming referendum is not about recognition; it’s an attempt to undo the last 240 years since settlement, and transform Australia into a land that still mainly belongs to the Aboriginal people, and we should just be thankful they let us live here.’

The referendum, expected to be held in October or November, must be approved by a majority of voters and by a majority of states to be successful.