Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, Unloads on the Voice Referendum By James Reed
Peter Dutton has been making the excellent point that the onus is upon the Albo government to demonstrate how the Voice will actually improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, something that so far has not been done, and probably won’t be, I believe, since the whole thing is one more power grab, and a dangerous one at that. More importantly, since Indigenous Australians are only a small part of this country, the full details of what the Voice will involve are not being disclosed, and we all need to know this to make an intelligent vote at all.
Albo says the role of the Voice will be purely advisory, but one does not need to change the constitution to do that, a simple Act of parliament is enough. So, the whole agenda is full of deception. The race discrimination commissioner, wants the debate to steer clear of the race question, as it may stir up “racism,” but the very Voice issue is grounded in race; a particular race of people will be given special rights that others do not have. Whether that is a good thing or bad thing, people will vote to decide, but it can hardly be reasonably denied that race is the core issue here.
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“Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the “Yes” campaign for the upcoming referendum is misleading Australians through advertisements, labelling them “deceptive”.
With anywhere between four and six months remaining before Australians head to the polls to vote in the first referendum since last century, both sides of the campaign are intensifying their stance.
Mr Dutton on Monday questioned how the advertisements, which premiered on television last month, can talk about recognition – which he supports, but “make no mention of the Voice”.
Mr Dutton said “that shows you that there’s either a problem with the brand or people are deliberately keeping the information from Australians”.
“I just don’t think Australians will cop that,” he said.
Mr Dutton also doubled down on claims he made in a speech to parliament last week, in which he said the Voice risked “re-racialising” the country – despite a stark warning from the race discrimination commissioner.
Commissioner Chin Tan has told the Nine newspapers he was appealing to politicians to steer clear of making race the focus of the Voice debate, warning it would embolden racists and expose Indigenous Australians to abuse and vilification.
It follows Mr Dutton’s speech last week which invoked George Orwell in suggesting the Voice would divide the country.
He stood firm behind his argument on Monday, saying while there needed to be respectful debate on both sides of the argument with no place for racial abuse, Australians were demanding they “just be given the facts”.
“I think a lot of people … want to know whether (the Voice) is going to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, whether it’s going to be a practical body, where those solutions can be found quickly, or whether it’s just going to be another layer of bureaucracy,” he said.
Speaking ahead of a major speech in which he will call for Australians to unite behind the Voice, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the referendum would “lead to a more united Australia”.
“We’ll be stronger and more united for it,” he told 2SM.”
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