The Opposition leader has denied he is on the attack over the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, again calling for more information before a referendum.
Mr Dutton also sent an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier this month.Peter Dutton says his refusal to indicate support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament "isn't a question of attack" as the debate surrounding the proposed advisory body continues to pick up.
Mr Dutton also sent an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier this month with 15 questions surrounding the Voice to Parliament, although the answers to many of them appeared in Tom Calma's and Marcia Langton's report into the proposed advisory body. "It's been the underpinning of the success and stability of our democracy and our form of government for many decades since Federation and Australians don't change that lightly.Constitutional lawyer Anne Twomey on Thursday said the point of the referendum was to put the Voice into the constitution ahead of the parliamentary process to flesh out the details.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland was quizzed on Friday as to why the government wouldn't consider sending a pamphlet to Australian households outlining the Yes and No cases for the proposed referendum change.She said the government was confident Australians would inform themselves.
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