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Julia Banks: What next for the Liberal Party and will Frydenberg ride to the rescue?

If Scott Morrison was the self-described ‘bulldozer’, Peter Dutton’s Liberal Party is like an out-of-date steamroller. Julia Banks writes.

The New Daily

Former Tasmanian premier's frank advice to Liberal Party on Voice opposition

Former Liberal premier Peter Gutwein was known for being frank and this week warned his former federal colleagues opposing the Voice that they risk "increasing irrelevance".

ABC News

Liberals split denied after partyroom voice call

Divisions have emerged after the Liberal Party announced it would formally oppose the government's proposed model for an enshrined voice to parliament.

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What is Dutton up to? He’s making many Liberals queasy

Mr Dutton’s decision to actively front a campaign against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament has baffled and outraged dyed-in-the-wool Liberals.

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Peter Dutton accused of taking Voice to Parliament feedback 'out of context'

As the Liberal Party announced its position on a Voice to Parliament this week, First Nations communities across remote Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory feel their voices have been taken out of context.

ABC News

Grattan on Friday: the high cost of the Liberals' Voice rejection – for both Peter Dutton and the party

Ken Wyatt made history when he became the first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives in 2010. In 2019, he became the first Indigenous federal cabinet minister when he was appointed minister for Indigenous Australians in the Morrison government.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium

The Liberals have formally decided to oppose the Voice. Peter Dutton has declared he will campaign against it, a high risk strategy when polls are showing a majority of Australians currently support a “yes” vote.

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Outcry as Australian opposition refuses to back constitutional recognition of Indigenous people

Leaders condemn the Liberal Party over ‘Judas betrayal’ after it said it would campaign against establishing an Indigenous ‘voice to parliament’

The Guardian - AU

Former Indigenous Australians minister Ken Wyatt ends Liberal Party membership over Voice to Parliament stance

The former Indigenous Australians minister, who lost his seat at the last election, quits the Liberal Party over its decision to formally oppose the government's plan to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution.

ABC News

Liberals accused of 'Judas betrayal' in opposing voice

Peter Dutton has been accused of betraying the nation after confirming the Liberal Party won't support the Indigenous voice proposal.

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The Liberal Party's 'no' position on Voice signals it's primarily interested in speaking to a nation that no longer exists

The Liberal Party’s decision to formally oppose the federal government’s model for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament amounts to a resounding “no” position – but perhaps not in the way party leader Peter Dutton thinks.

The Conversation

Liberal Party ‘at a crossroads’ after election losses

Moderate Liberal Bridget Archer says a decision not to support an Indigenous voice is the latest example of the party not behaving as an alternative government.

The New Daily

Liberal Party 'at a crossroads' after election losses

Moderate Liberal Bridget Archer says a decision not to support an Indigenous voice is the latest example of the party not behaving as an alternative government.

AAP

Liberals commit ‘Judas betrayal’ in opposing Voice

Uluru Statement architect Noel Pearson says the federal Liberal Party is out of step with the Australian people by not supporting an Indigenous voice.

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Pat Dodson takes leave from Senate - as it happened

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Don't miss opportunity for reconciliation, PM says

Leading Indigenous academics and the prime minister are confident Australians will support a constitutionally enshrined voice, despite Liberal Party opposition.

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

Are we surprised?

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View from The Hill: Peter Dutton's risky call to campaign for 'No' in Voice referendum

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged to campaign against the Voice to Parliament, as the Liberal party overwhelmingly endorsed a “no” position for the forthcoming constitutional referendum.

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Afternoon Update: Liberals give ‘resounding no’ to voice; Cleo Smith’s abductor jailed; and Trump’s post-arrest rally

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Liberal party will campaign against the Indigenous voice proposal

The New Daily

Dutton to campaign against Voice after Liberals say an official no

The Liberal Party will formally oppose enshrining an Indigenous voice in the constitution – with Peter Dutton pledging to campaign against it.

ABC News

Liberal Party confirms it will oppose the Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announces the Liberals' formal opposition to the federal government's model for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, after a party room meeting in Canberra.

The New Daily

PM says Liberal calls to delay referendum are absurd

The prime minister is seeking bipartisan support for a referendum on an Indigenous voice but says the opposition is trying to undermine a 'yes' vote.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: How can Dutton remake the party of Parliament’s biggest RWNJ?

Who is the biggest looney in Parliament? It’s purely a matter of opinion, but for mine, Gerard Rennick has shot ahead of a crowded field.

ABC News

Woman and three boys killed in NSW car crash, Liberal Party to meet over Voice referendum, and Hugh Jackman's latest skin cancer scare — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

AAP

Liberals say 'no' to Indigenous voice in constitution

The Liberal Party will oppose an Indigenous voice in the constitution, but support a revised referendum to recognise Indigenous people and a legislated voice.

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