Sunrise host Matt Shirvington confronts Anthony Albanese about a big problem for The Voice – before Albo blasts the No camp’s ‘arrogance’
Sunrise host Matt Shirvington has thrown some tough questions at Anthony Albanese after a new survey found that Aussies are more concerned about the cost of living than the Indigenous Voice in Parliament.
Millions of Austrians will head to the polls on Saturday to vote in the referendum with the “Yes” campaign heading for defeat.
But the Prime Minister insists the Voice can still cross the line as he attacked the No camp and accused them of arrogance and spreading misinformation.
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Health care and wellness was ranked as the biggest priority, followed by housing and then rising energy and household costs.
The Voice referendum was far down the rankings at 17, prompting Shirvo to suggest it was not an important issue in the lives of Aussies.
Matt Shirvington and co-host Nat Barr grilled the prime minister on Friday
“Many of these things cost lives, long before this vote. How do you feel about that? he asked the prime minister.
“The idea that you’ve tried, I think, to show the importance of that and what it means as a reflection of Australia, but Australians don’t see it as important as other things in their lives.”
Mr Albanese admitted that the Voice will not affect the lives of 97 per cent of Australians.
‘Shirvo, this is exactly the point I made. This is a change that will not affect most of your listeners,” he said.
“For non-Indigenous Australians it will have no impact at all. Because it is such a modest change.
“Only recognition of Australians first in the constitution and a non-binding Indigenous Australian advisory committee on Indigenous Australian issues so we can get better outcomes.”
So it won’t affect 97 per cent of Australians’ lives at all. And yet it can make a difference and it can improve things for the three per cent of Australians who are among our most disadvantaged, who have an eight-year life expectancy gap.’
Anthony Albanese spent Friday morning doing breakfast TV interviews and delivering an 11 o’clock speech to Austrians to vote Yes on Saturday
The Prime Minister believes the Voice can win, adding that most Aussies have yet to vote.
“I think there’s been an arrogance from the No campaign with some of the misinformation that’s out there,” he said.
“I think when Australians go to the ballot box and ask themselves, am I just going to write the three letters YES to recognize Australians first in our constitution, it’s about entitlement.”
“I hope Australians can find it in their hearts but also in their heads to say we have to do things better.”
He previously told the Today show that the Voice was a request from Australian First Nations after years of consultation with thousands of Indigenous communities.
“This is not my campaign. This is a request from the first Australians……and it is a gracious request.
“We are simply asking other Australians to walk with them on the journey to reconciliation.
“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for recognition.”
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