Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie slams Anthony Albanese over Indigenous Voice to Parliament
National Senator Bridget McKenzie slams Anthony Albanese for Indigenous Voice to Parliament
- Bridget McKenzie knocked down Anthony Albanese
- She said a Voice win would be “unprecedented.”
The success of the Indigenous Voice referendum would be ‘unprecedented’ due to the lack of bipartisan disagreement on the issue, says Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie.
Australians will go to the polls in two weeks to decide whether they want an Indigenous voice to advise parliament and the executive government enshrined in the constitution.
Opinion polls ahead of the October 14 referendum show that a ‘no’ campaign is in the offing.
Senator McKenzie said while there was division over the Voice, there was strong support for the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians.
Senator McKenzie said the opposition was not responsible for the lack of bipartisan disagreement on the issue, pointing out one key problem with the referendum.
“Why hasn’t the Prime Minister elaborated on the question?” she told Sky News on Sunday.
The success of the Indigenous Voice referendum would be ‘unprecedented’ due to the lack of bipartisan disagreement on the issue, says Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie.
The Liberals and Nationals have spoken out against the Indigenous vote, saying the body would not deliver positive outcomes for Indigenous people.
“What is unprecedented is that a referendum question is emerging that has no bipartisan support in this country,” she said.
“If this was a referendum on recognizing First Australians in the Constitution, there would be bipartisan support and I think 95 per cent of Australians would vote ‘yes’.”
Education Minister Jason Clare said the ‘yes’ campaign was still in the fray and constitutional change would be a unifying moment for the country.
“This is not a Labor idea, this is not a Liberal idea. This is the idea of Indigenous Australians asking us to work with them, asking us to listen and reaching out,” he told Sky News.
Australians will go to the polls in a fortnight to decide whether to enshrine an Indigenous voice to advise Parliament and the executive government in the Constitution
“Australians have a choice in the coming weeks: shake that hand or walk away.”
Early voting for the vote begins in the NT, Tasmania, Victoria and WA on Monday, ahead of the referendum.
Voters in the ACT, NSW, Queensland and SA can vote early from Tuesday, due to the bank holiday on Monday.
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