Indigenous leader Noel Pearson has lashed Peter Dutton’s plan for a second referendum, saying the opposition leader’s suggestion was “absolutely not” serious.
, which Pearson claimed had eviscerated the Coalition’s reconciliation plans and proved it was not Dutton who set party policy.
“It pushes this debate for another five years. We’re already 15 years into it: John Howard promised this thing … on the election eve 2007.”“The fact is, we will never get a referendum for constitutional recognition out of these people. They are here for constant debate, constant argument, interminable conflict and debate. They want this issue to go on for another five years. They want this issue to never end.
He emphasised it was only advisory and could not control the government of the day, and suggested “fearmongering” over the Voice’s potential advocacy on issues such as nuclear submarines was disingenuous.
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