One of the leading Indigenous voice architects says he is “shocked” at the misinformation and vitriol unleashed by the referendum, accusing some politicians of being “bald-faced liars” during the campaign.
Prof Tom Calma, a key architect behind a prospective voice to parliament under the Morrison government along with Prof Marcia Langton, told Guardian Australia he did not expect the levels of misinformation, racism and vitriol spreading among social media, prominent no campaigners and others.
