Anthony Albanese says he is not ‘leading with a position that assumes a loss of a referendum’ on the Indigenous voice
“I want this to be a movement that unites Australians in a positive way just as in 1967 [Australia] united to make sure … discriminatory issues … in the constitution were removed.
Albanese was asked again on 2GB Radio on Wednesday by broadcaster Ben Fordham, who warned if he didn’t say whether he would legislate the voice after an unsuccessful referendum then “people will be wondering ‘why are we going to the ballot box anyway?’”.“Well, one of the things that I’m not doing is leading with a position that assumes a loss of a referendum,” Albanese replied.
Asked if Australians’ votes at the referendum will “count”, Albanese said: “It does count. The whole point of a referendum is that you change the constitution.”
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