A Coalition Senator could not say if Peter Dutton complied with a legal obligation to report a case of alleged extreme child abuse, as the Liberal leader’s rhetoric against the Indigenous Voice has come in for serious scrutiny.
Debate on this year’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum veered into new territory last week as Mr Dutton, now the de facto leader of the ‘no’ campaign, repeated anecdotes alleging systemic failings and child abuse in remote communities.
