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James Robertson

Leeser stance is a setback for Dutton’s leadership

Leeser quits Liberals to campaign for Indigenous Voice 10 News First – Disclaimer

Shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser has delivered a hammer blow to Peter Dutton’s authority as leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party on the very issue he had planned to unify it around.

Mr Leeser, who was also the Coalition spokesman on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, said he on Tuesday that he could not continue in either role for reasons of principle.

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