The Libs Confirmed Their Opposition To The Voice To Parliament, The Sky Is Blue Grass Is Green

In news which is equal parts unsurprising and disappointing, the Liberal Party has announced it will formally oppose the federal government’s model for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. Death, taxes and the Liberal Party being gronks of epic proportions. Sigh. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said the party supports constitutional recognition for First Nations folks — which would only be symbolic, FYI — but not a constitutionally enshrined Voice, which is what the federal government has proposed. Instead, the Liberal Party wants a legislated model which will focus on local and regional voices. For the record, First Nations communities and the Uluru Statement from the Heart have rejected the suggestions proposed by the Liberal Party, per the Guardian

First Nations folks have been fighting for the establishment of a constitutionally enshrined Voice for years

This is a heartbreaking lack of leadership. Inexcusable to call it a "divisive Canberra Voice" – the Uluru Statement from the Heart (that put forward the Voice to Parliament) is the result of years of consultation by First Nations people with Firsts Nations people right across…

— David Pocock (@DavidPocock) April 5, 2023

tokenistic because it’ll purely have advisory powers

Per the Sydney Morning Herald, the Liberal Party will push for changes to the wording of the constitutional amendment proposed by the federal government.

Dutton said he believed a couple of backbenchers would disagree with the Liberal Party’s position. As reported by the ABC, Tassie Liberal MP Bridget Archer confirmed such, and said she’d support the First Nations Voice to Parliament.

Anthony AlbaneseSBS

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