What does Dutton’s referendum spherical two entail? What’s the logic to it? Does he have any assist? And what number of ‘ifs’ are required?
Opposition Chief Peter Dutton stays a tough No on the referendum for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament, however just lately declared he helps a repeat referendum ought to his occasion win the following federal election. The distinction, he stated, was to omit the Voice.
“The dividing query is ‘Do you assist a Voice?’ — which is what [the prime minister is] proposing. The unifying query is ‘Do you assist recognition within the structure?’ And I consider an amazing variety of Australians assist recognition, however don’t assist the Voice,” Dutton stated in an interview with Seven’s Dawn.
Past semantics, what’s completely different about Dutton’s proposal for constitutional recognition of First Nations peoples? What’s the logic to it? Does he have the assist of different No advocates? And what number of “ifs” are required for Dutton’s plan to come back to life? Let Crikey make clear.
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